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GENUS GLOBICEPHALA

Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Globicephala mean?

• GENUS GLOBICEPHALA (noun)
The noun GENUS GLOBICEPHALA has 1 sense:

1. pilot whales

Familiarity information: GENUS GLOBICEPHALA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GENUS GLOBICEPHALA (noun)

Sense 1

genus Globicephala ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Pilot whales

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Globicephala; Globicephala

Hypernyms ("genus Globicephala" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Globicephala"):

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)

Holonyms ("genus Globicephala" is a member of...):

Delphinidae; family Delphinidae (dolphins)

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