beaked whale
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of beaked whale
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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"The vast number of fossil whale falls documented, including a new species of beaked whale, is truly amazing and is of major importance to understanding whale evolution and whale distributions over geologic time," he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
The researchers point to earlier work on beaked whale circovirus that suggested a link to immunosuppression, a pattern that aligns with how circoviruses affect some land mammals and birds.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 6, 2026
Authorities identified the whale as ziphius cavirostris, or more commonly known as Cuvier's beaked whale.
From Reuters ● Feb. 10, 2023
He was in the Bahamas in March 2000 when a beaked whale stranded itself in front of him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2022
Figure 79.—Two views of the body of a stranded True's beaked whale from northeastern Florida.
From Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification by Caldwell, David
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