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pilot whale
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pilot whale
n.
Any of several large, usually black dolphins of the genus Globicephala, having an outward-curving globular forehead and noted for their occasional mass strandings. Also called blackfish, pothead whale.
pilot whale
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several black toothed whales of the genus Globicephala, such as G. melaena, that occur in all seas except polar seas: family Delphinidae Also called black whale blackfish
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Noun1.pilot whalepilot whale - small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school
black whale, common blackfish, Globicephala melaena, blackfish
dolphin - any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
genus Globicephala, Globicephala - pilot whales


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