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GLOBICEPHALA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Globicephala mean?
• GLOBICEPHALA (noun)
The noun GLOBICEPHALA has 1 sense:
1. pilot whales
Familiarity information: GLOBICEPHALA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pilot whales
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Globicephala; Globicephala
Hypernyms ("Globicephala" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "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 ("Globicephala" is a member of...):
Delphinidae; family Delphinidae (dolphins)
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