'Ziphiidae' definitions:
Definition of 'Ziphiidae'
(from WordNet)
noun
Beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae [syn: Ziphiidae, family Ziphiidae, Hyperodontidae, family Hyperodontidae]
Definition of 'Ziphiidae'
From: GCIDE
- Ziphiidae \Zi*phi"i*dae\, prop. n. A natural family of cetaceans comprising the beaked whales; in some esp. former classifications included in the family Physeteridae.
- Syn: family Ziphiidae, Hyperodontidae, family Hyperodontidae. [WordNet 1.5]