Baird's beaked whale

noun

A whale of species Berardius bairdii.

Meanings

nounBaird's beaked whale (plural Baird's beaked whales)

plural Baird's beaked whales

  1. A whale of species Berardius bairdii.

Origin

Named after Spencer Fullerton Baird, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.

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