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
A beaked whale also holds the mammalian record for the longest dive; 222 minutes.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2024
The Sowerby's beaked whale was seen off New Quay, Ceredigion, by sightseers on a dolphin watching trip.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2023
Authorities identified the whale as ziphius cavirostris, or more commonly known as Cuvier's beaked whale.
From Reuters ● Feb. 10, 2023
Like other members of the beaked whale family, goosebeaked whales lack a distinctive notch in the rear margin of the flukes.
From Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification by Caldwell, David
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