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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 whale - small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United Statespilot 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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Conservationists and the public had remained at Sandy Bay near Castlegregory for much of Thursday where 10 pilot whales circled the shallow waters of the near shoreline.
Whales fail to turn up on beach; STRANDING? by The Mirror (London, England)
A group of 11 long-finned pilot whales were lifted onto trucks by cranes fitted with giant slings and driven to a safe harbour for release after they beached at Hamelin Bay, south of Perth city, on Monday.
Baby whale dies after Australian mass beaching by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Rescuers used trucks and cranes fitted with giant slings to move 11 long-finned pilot whales by road to sheltered waters for release, after they beached with about 80 others on Monday at Hamelin Bay, south of Perth city.
Six rescued whales beach again in Australia by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
 
 
 
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