beaked whale
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of beaked whale
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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Both are clearly different from the only cetacean circovirus previously known, beaked whale circovirus, which was identified earlier in a stranded whale from the Pacific Ocean.
From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026
Jay Cowen, from the trust, told BBC Radio Cornwall it was believed the whale was either a Cuvier's beaked whale or a northern bottlenose.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2025
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
Compared to the smaller True's beaked whale, Antillean beaked whales have a smaller head, a narrower beak, and a taller, narrower body.
From Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification by Caldwell, David
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