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beaked whale

American

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of beaked whale

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

From Old Jack by Kingston, William Henry Giles

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