Globicephala melaena

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Noun1.Globicephala melaena - small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United StatesGlobicephala melaena - 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, pilot whale, blackfish
dolphin - any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
genus Globicephala, Globicephala - pilot whales
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Two sighting of white pilot whales, Globicephala melaena, and summarized records of anomalously white cetaceans.
Anomalous colour in Neotropical mammals: a review with new records for Didelphis sp. (Didelphidae, Didelphimorphia) and Arctocephalus australis (Otariidae, Carnivora)/ Coloracao anomala em mamiferos Neotropicais: uma revisao com novos registros para Didelphis sp. (Didelphidae, Didelphimorphia) e Arctocephalus australis (Otariidae, Carnivora)
Two sightings of white pilot whales, Globicephala melaena, and summarized records of anomalously white cetaceans.
A white killer whale in the central Aleutians
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