Definition of Ziphius
:a genus (the type of the family Ziphiidae) of nearly cosmopolitan beaked whales
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Ziphius
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Ziph·i·us
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ˈzifēəs
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Origin and Etymology of ziphius
New Latin, modification of Greek xiphios swordfish, from xiphos sword
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