Ziphiidae

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Ziphiidae
       n : beaked whales; in some especially former classifications
           included in the family Physeteridae [syn: {family
           Ziphiidae}, {Hyperodontidae}, {family Hyperodontidae}]