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Pilot Whale

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Noun

1. black whale, blackfish, common blackfish, globicephala melaena, 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

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Pilot Whale

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noun
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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Pilot Whale

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blackfish (sense 1)

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Pilot Whale

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

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