Today , the inspiration for the ziphius is known as cuvier 's beaked whale , a widespread species of beaked whale .
如今，剑吻鲸作为居氏突吻鲸被人们所了解，一种广泛分布的突吻鲸种类。
Cuvier : french naturalist who is considered the founder of comparative anatomy and vertebrate paleontology .
“居维叶：法国自然学家，他被认为是比较解剖学以及脊椎动物古生物学的创始者。”
Georges cuvier , an early palaeontologist , made his reputation by predicting the anatomies of newly discovered fossil species from scant evidence , such as single bones .
早年的古生物学家乔治斯卡维尔就以从不充分的依据（如骨骼）推断新发现化石物种的解剖结构而著名。
Baron cuvier , a 19th-century zoologist , thought the unicorn not only mythical , but impossible , for its single central horn would have to grow out of a suture in the skull .
