pilot whale

Either of two toothed whales, Globicephala melas or G. macrorhynchus, having black skin and a bulbous head.

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pilot whale

(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 or blackfish

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pi′lot whale`

either of two large, black, bulbous-headed species of dolphin of the genus Globicephala.

[1865–70]

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pilot 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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