| NOUN | animal | black whale, pilot whale, common blackfish, blackfish, Globicephala melaena | small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States |
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| animal | black whale, sperm whale, cachalot, Physeter catodon | large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil |
| Meaning | small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school. | |
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| Synonyms | pilot whale, common blackfish, blackfish, Globicephala melaena | |
| Member of | Globicephala, genus Globicephala | pilot whales |
| Broader | dolphin | Any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout |
| Spanish | calderón | |
| Meaning | large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris. | |
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| Synonyms | sperm whale, cachalot, Physeter catodon | |
| Member of | Physeter, genus Physeter | type genus of the Physeteridae |
| Broader | toothed whale | Any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc. |
| Spanish | cachalote | |
| Catalan | catxalot, Physeter catodon | |
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