Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ziphiid

/ˈzɪf.i.ɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ziphi-id
IPA: /ˈzɪf.i.ɪd/

22

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or being a beaked whale.

noun

Any member of the family Ziphiidae of beaked whales and bottlenose whales.

Etymology

From taxonomic name Ziphiidae.

Word Breakdown

Root: Ziphiidae

Inflected Forms

ziphioid (alternative) ziphiids (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce ziphiid?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzɪf.i.ɪd/.
What does ziphiid mean?: Of, pertaining to, or being a beaked whale.
Where does ziphiid come from?: From taxonomic name Ziphiidae.

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