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Noun: black whale  blak weyl
  1. Small dark-coloured whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school
    - pilot whale, common blackfish, blackfish, Globicephala melaena
     
  2. Large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris
    - sperm whale, cachalot, Physeter catodon

Derived forms: black whales

Type of: dolphin, toothed whale

Part of: genus Globicephala, genus Physeter, Globicephala, Physeter

Encyclopedia: Black whale

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