black whale

• black whale

black whale

Noun

small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school

Synonyms:

• pilot whale
• black whale
• common blackfish
• blackfish
• Globicephala melaena

Noun

large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris

Synonyms:

• sperm whale
• cachalot
• black whale
• Physeter catodon