HyperDic: hyperodontidae

English > 1 sense of the word Hyperodontidae:
NOUNanimalHyperodontidae, Ziphiidae, family Ziphiidae, family Hyperodontidaebeaked whales
English > Hyperodontidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningbeaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae.
SynonymsZiphiidae, family Ziphiidae, family Hyperodontidae
Member ofOdontoceti, suborder Odontocetitoothed whales
MembersHyperoodon, genus Hyperoodonbottle-nosed whales
beaked whaleAny of several whales inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws with vestigial teeth in the upper jaw
Broadermammal familyA family of mammals
CatalanZiphiidae

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