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