family Ziphiidae

family Ziphiidae
noun
beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae
Hypernyms: ↑mammal family
Member Holonyms: ↑Odontoceti, ↑suborder Odontoceti
Member Meronyms: ↑beaked whale, ↑Hyperoodon, ↑genus Hyperoodon

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