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Hyperodontidae (Noun)

Meaning

Beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Examples

  • Hyperodontidae is a family of beaked whales in some older classifications.
  • Beaked whales of the family Hyperodontidae are characterized by their distinctively shaped skulls.
  • The Hyperodontidae family has been reclassified in recent years to exclude some of the beaked whale species.
  • Some sources group the Hyperodontidae and Physeteridae families together due to similarities in their feeding behavior.
  • Historically, the Hyperodontidae family was considered to be more closely related to other toothed cetaceans than it is in modern classifications.

Synonyms

  • Family Hyperodontidae
  • Ziphiidae
  • Family Ziphiidae

Hypernyms

  • Mammal Family
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