ziphiine

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noun

Any of the beaked whales of the subfamily Ziphiinae, including the extant Shepherd's beaked whale (Tasmacetus shepherdi), Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris), and other extinct species.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

nounziphiine (plural ziphiines)

plural ziphiines

  1. Any of the beaked whales of the subfamily Ziphiinae, including the extant Shepherd's beaked whale (Tasmacetus shepherdi), Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris), and other extinct species.
adjectiveziphiine (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to Ziphiinae.
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APA

ziphiine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ziphiine

MLA

“ziphiine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ziphiine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ziphiine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ziphiine.

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