hydrophone
noun
hy·dro·phone
ˈhī-drə-ˌfōn 
: an instrument for listening to sound transmitted through water
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Before, during, and after the birth, the researchers were recording the interactions of Unit A via hydrophones—basically, underwater microphones.
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Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
Our team attaches suction-cup hydrophones directly onto each dolphin’s melon – that is, its forehead.
—Laela Sayigh, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
An onboard hydrophone even allows guests to hear the whales.
—Latifah Al Hazza, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
Though light levels are low at those depths, Fortune said cameras picked up the killer whales catching salmon, with clouds of blood billowing from their mouths, and hydrophones picked up the crunch of a kill.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
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Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
Our team attaches suction-cup hydrophones directly onto each dolphin’s melon – that is, its forehead.
—Laela Sayigh, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
An onboard hydrophone even allows guests to hear the whales.
—Latifah Al Hazza, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
Though light levels are low at those depths, Fortune said cameras picked up the killer whales catching salmon, with clouds of blood billowing from their mouths, and hydrophones picked up the crunch of a kill.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Hydrophone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydrophone. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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hydrophone
noun
hy·dro·phone
ˈhī-drə-ˌfōn
: an instrument for listening to sound transmitted through water
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