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Meaning of beaked whale | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any of at least 20 species of whales in the family Ziphiidae, known to dive to great depths, but not well understood generally.

Equivalents

Deutsch Schnabelwal
Français baleine à bec
Italiano zifido
한국어 부리고래
Nederlands spitssnuitdolfijn
Português baleia-bicuda

Examples

“When the beaked whales surfaced near the Sea Shepherd boat, the scientists scrambled to make observations, take photographs, and deploy acoustic-recording buoys: Beaked whales are notoriously skittish.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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