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beaked whale
beaked whalen. Any of various toothed whales of the family Ziphiidae, having a beaklike snout and a small dorsal fin.beaked′ whale′ n. any of several toothed whales of the family Ziphiidae, inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws. [1875–80] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | beaked whale - any of several whales inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws with vestigial teeth in the upper jawtoothed whale - any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc.family Hyperodontidae, family Ziphiidae, Hyperodontidae, Ziphiidae - beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridaebottlenose whale, bottle-nosed whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus, bottlenose - northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead | EncyclopediaSeeZiphiidaebeaked whale
Words related to beaked whalenoun any of several whales inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws with vestigial teeth in the upper jawRelated Words- toothed whale
- family Hyperodontidae
- family Ziphiidae
- Hyperodontidae
- Ziphiidae
- bottlenose whale
- bottle-nosed whale
- Hyperoodon ampullatus
- bottlenose
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