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ziphiid

/ˈzɪf.i.ɪd/

ziphiid adjective: of, pertaining to, or being a beaked whale.

Adjective

ziphiid (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or being a beaked whale.

Noun

ziphiid (plural ziphiids)

  1. Any member of the family Ziphiidae of beaked whales and bottlenose whales.

Forms of ziphiid

Adjective
alternative formziphioid
Noun
pluralziphiids

Origin of ziphiid

From taxonomic name Ziphiidae.

Questions about ziphiid

What does ziphiid mean?
Ziphiid means of, pertaining to, or being a beaked whale.
What part of speech is ziphiid?
Ziphiid can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce ziphiid?
Ziphiid is pronounced /ˈzɪf.i.ɪd/.

Words near ziphiid in the dictionary

  1. zipguns
  2. ziphead
  3. zipheads
  4. ziphid
  5. ziphids
  6. ziphiid
  7. ziphiids
  8. ziphiine
  9. ziphioid
  10. ziphioids
  11. ziphisternum

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