Andrews' beaked whale

noun

A medium-sized beaked whale of the species Mesoplodon bowdoini.

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Meanings

nounAndrews' beaked whale (plural Andrews' beaked whales)

plural Andrews' beaked whales

  1. A medium-sized beaked whale of the species Mesoplodon bowdoini.

Origin

Named after American scientist Roy Chapman Andrews who first described this species in 1908 from a specimen collected at New Brighton Beach, Canterbury Province, New Zealand, in 1904.

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APA

Andrews' beaked whale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Andrews'%20beaked%20whale

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“Andrews' beaked whale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Andrews'%20beaked%20whale. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Andrews' beaked whale,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Andrews'%20beaked%20whale.

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