beaked whale

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

Españolzífido zifíido zifio

Françaisbaleine à bec

DeutschSchnabelwal

10 more languages

Catalàbalena amb bec zífid

Suomihammasvalas kuonokoppavalas nokkavalas

Gaeilgemíol mór socach

Gàidhligmuc-bhiorach

Italianozifido

한국어부리고래

Nederlandsspitssnuitdolfijn

Portuguêsbaleia-bicuda

Русскийклюворы́лый кит

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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See also

Beaker beaker folk beaker people beakerful Beakers beakfish

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