2. (Biol.) Furnished with a process or a mouth like a beak;
rostrate.
[1913 Webster]
{Beaked whale} (Zo["o]l.), a cetacean of the genus {Hyperoodon}; the bottlehead whale. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
beaked up — Adj. High on cocaine. E.g. We had a great night, everyone was well beaked up … English slang and colloquialisms
beaked — beak ► NOUN 1) a bird s horny projecting jaws; a bill. 2) a projection at the prow of an ancient warship, used in attacking enemy ships. 3) Brit. informal a magistrate or schoolmaster. DERIVATIVES beaked adjective beaky adjective. ORIGIN Latin… … English terms dictionary
beaked — adjective having or resembling a beak • Ant: ↑beakless • Similar to: ↑beaklike, ↑billed, ↑duckbill, ↑duck billed, ↑rostrate, ↑short beaked, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Beaked whale — Beaked Beaked (b[=e]kt), a. 1. Having a beak or a beaklike point; beak shaped. Each beaked promontory. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Furnished with a process or a mouth like a beak; rostrate. [1913 Webster] {Beaked whale} (Zo[ o]l.), a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beaked whale — beaked′ whale′ n. mam any of several toothed whales of the family Ziphiidae, inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
beaked whale — [bēkt] n. any of a worldwide family (Ziphiidae) of medium sized toothed whales characterized by a long, narrow snout … English World dictionary
Beaked whale — Taxobox name = Beaked whales fossil range = Miocene Recent image width = 250px image caption = Sowerby s Beaked Whale (on Faroese stamp) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia subclassis = Theria infraclassis = Eutheria ordo =… … Wikipedia
beaked whale — any of several toothed whales of the family Hyperoodontidae (Ziphiidae), inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws. [1875 80] * * * ▪ mammal Introduction any of 21 species of medium sized toothed whales (toothed whale) with extended snouts … Universalium
Beaked salmon — Taxobox name = Beaked salmon image width = 200px image caption = Gonorynchus greyi regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Gonorynchiformes familia = Gonorynchidae genus = Gonorynchus genus authority = Scopoli ex… … Wikipedia
Beaked gecko — Taxobox name = Beaked gecko regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata subordo = Sauria familia = Gekkonidae subfamilia = Diplodactylinae genus = Rhynchoedura species = R. ornata binomial = Rhynchoedura ornata… … Wikipedia
