beaked whale

noun

Any of at least 20 species of whales in the family Ziphiidae, known to dive to great depths, but not well understood generally.

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ziphiid
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Meanings

nounbeaked whale (plural beaked whales)

plural beaked whales

  1. Any of at least 20 species of whales in the family Ziphiidae, known to dive to great depths, but not well understood generally.

    When the beaked whales surfaced near the Sea Shepherd boat, the scientists scrambled to make observations, take photographs, and deploy acoustic-recording buoys: Beaked whales are notoriously skittish.

    2021 March 30, J. B. MacKinnon, “An Entire Group of Whales Has Somehow Escaped Human Attention”, in The Atlantic

    Synonyms: ziphiid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of at least 20 species of whales in the family Ziphiidae, known to dive to great depths, but not well understood generally.

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ziphiid

Translations

Catalan zífid, balena amb bec
  • zífidwhales in the family Ziphiidae
  • balena amb becwhales in the family Ziphiidae
Dutch spitssnuitdolfijn
  • spitssnuitdolfijnwhales in the family Ziphiidae
Finnish hammasvalas, kuonokoppavalas
  • hammasvalaswhales in the family Ziphiidae
  • kuonokoppavalaswhales in the family Ziphiidae
French baleine à bec
  • baleine à becwhales in the family Ziphiidae
German Schnabelwal
  • Schnabelwalwhales in the family Ziphiidae
Irish míol mór socach
  • míol mór socachwhales in the family Ziphiidae
Italian zifido
  • zifidowhales in the family Ziphiidae
Korean 부리고래
  • 부리고래 (burigorae)whales in the family Ziphiidae
Māori hakurā
  • hakurāwhales in the family Ziphiidae
Polish zyfia
  • zyfiawhales in the family Ziphiidae
Portuguese baleia-bicuda
  • baleia-bicudawhales in the family Ziphiidae
Russian клюворы́лый кит
  • клюворы́лый кит (kljuvorýlyj kit)whales in the family Ziphiidae
Scottish Gaelic muc-bhiorach
  • muc-bhiorachwhales in the family Ziphiidae
Spanish zífido, zifíido
  • zífidowhales in the family Ziphiidae
  • zifíidowhales in the family Ziphiidae
  • zifiowhales in the family Ziphiidae
Swedish näbbval
  • näbbvalwhales in the family Ziphiidae
Cite this entry
APA

beaked whale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beaked%20whale

MLA

“beaked whale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beaked%20whale. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beaked whale,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beaked%20whale.

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