GLOBICEPHALA MELAENA

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 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)

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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; blackfish; common blackfish; Globicephala melaena; pilot whale

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)