HyperDic: globicephala_melaena

English > 1 sense of the expression Globicephala melaena:
NOUNanimalGlobicephala melaena, pilot whale, black whale, common blackfish, blackfishsmall dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States
English > Globicephala melaena: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school.
Synonymspilot whale, black whale, common blackfish, blackfish
Member ofGlobicephala, genus Globicephalapilot whales
BroaderdolphinAny of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout
Spanishcalderón

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