Ziphius
a genus of whales belonging to the family of the Rhynchoceti, or beaked whales. Ziphius occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and South Atlantic.
The snout is pointed, there is a single blow-hole, and a small dorsal fin is developed. There are no teeth in the upper jaw, but the lower jaw is provided with from one to two pairs. Z. Sowerbiensis familiar species. The average length is 16 feet. is a ZIRCON (ZrO2, SiO₂), a mineral, silicate of zirconium, originally found in Ceylon, and forming one of the gems, being met with either colorless or colored-red, brownish-green, etc. Hyacinth and jargon are varieties. ZIRCONIA (ZrO2), the oxide of zircon, a hard white solid, "sticks" of which are sometimes used in the oxyhydrogen flame instead of lime.