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Definition of 'pilot whale'

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pilot whale

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 in American English

blackfish (sense 1)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

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Definition of pilot whale from the Collins English Dictionary

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