GLOBICEPHALA MELAENA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Globicephala melaena mean? • GLOBICEPHALA MELAENA (noun)
The noun GLOBICEPHALA MELAENA has 1 sense:
1. small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school
Familiarity information: GLOBICEPHALA MELAENA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GLOBICEPHALA MELAENA (noun)
Meaning:
Small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
black whale; common blackfish; Globicephala melaena; pilot whale; blackfish
Hypernyms ("Globicephala melaena" is a kind of...):
dolphin (any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises)
Holonyms ("Globicephala melaena" is a member of...):
genus Globicephala; Globicephala (pilot whales)
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