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beaked whale

noun

any of several toothed whales of the family Hyperoodontidae (Ziphiidae), inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws.

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Nearby words

  1. beagling,
  2. beak,
  3. beaked,
  4. beaked pelvis,
  5. beaked salmon,
  6. beaker,
  7. beaker cell,
  8. beaker folk,
  9. beaking joint,
  10. beaky-nosed

Origin of beaked whale

First recorded in 1875–80
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