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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various toothed whales of the family Ziphiidae, having a beaklike snout and a small dorsal fin.
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- noun Any of at least 20 species of
whales in the familyZiphiidae , known to dive to greatdepths .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of several whales inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws with vestigial teeth in the upper jaw
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