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.