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Definition of 'pilot whale'

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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  • pilot scheme
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  • pilothouse
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