globicephala melaena

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globicephala melaena - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Globicephala melaena
      n 1: small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the
           United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for
           the school [syn: pilot whale, black whale, common blackfish
           , blackfish, Globicephala melaena]