beaked whale

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of beaked whale¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Researchers recorded a Cuvier’s beaked whale’s puzzling trip up to the surface from a deep dive.

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With a combination of aerobic and anaerobic respiration, Cuvier’s beaked whales can stay underwater for up to four hours.

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Another Cuvier’s beaked whale has now shattered that record.

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The team assumed that was true for Cuvier’s beaked whales, too.

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Another Cuvier’s beaked whale has now shattered that record, going 222 minutes, or three hours and 42 minutes, without coming up for air, researchers report September 23 in the Journal of Experimental Biology.

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Northern bottlenosed whales may also be confused with the poorly known North Sea beaked whale (p. 82).

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The range of True's beaked whales overlaps with that of the Antillean beaked whale but is more northerly.

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Goosebeaked whales are larger than all other beaked whale species with the exception of the northern bottlenosed whale.

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The body is distinctly spindle-shaped, but apparently more robust near midbody than that of the dense-beaked whale.

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The smallest sort is the beaked whale, which is about 25 feet long.

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