Ziphius

noun

Ziph·​i·​us

ˈzifēəs

: a genus (the type of the family Ziphiidae) of nearly cosmopolitan beaked whales

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, modification of Greek xiphios swordfish, from xiphos sword

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