| NOUN | animal | Ziphiidae, family Ziphiidae, Hyperodontidae, family Hyperodontidae | beaked whales |
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| Meaning | beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae. | |
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| Synonyms | family Ziphiidae, Hyperodontidae, family Hyperodontidae | |
| Member of | Odontoceti, suborder Odontoceti | toothed whales |
| Members | Hyperoodon, genus Hyperoodon | bottle-nosed whales |
| beaked whale | Any of several whales inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws with vestigial teeth in the upper jaw | |
| Broader | mammal family | A family of mammals |
| Catalan | Ziphiidae | |
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