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GLOBICEPHALA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Pilot whales

Synonyms:

genus Globicephala; Globicephala

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Globicephala" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Globicephala"):

black whale; blackfish; common blackfish; Globicephala melaena; pilot whale (small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school)

Holonyms ("Globicephala" is a member of...):

Delphinidae; family Delphinidae (dolphins)

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