noun
1. small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school
• Syn: ↑pilot whale, ↑common blackfish, ↑blackfish, ↑Globicephala melaena
• Hypernyms: ↑dolphin
• Member Holonyms: ↑Globicephala, ↑genus Globicephala
2. large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris
• Syn: ↑sperm whale, ↑cachalot, ↑Physeter catodon
• Hypernyms: ↑toothed whale
• Member Holonyms: ↑Physeter, ↑genus Physeter
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noun1. : southern right whale
2. : sperm whale
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a black, dolphinlike whale, Globicephala melaena, of the North Atlantic. Also called blackfish.
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black whale,
= blackfish. (Cf. ↑blackfish)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.