English
Detailed Synonyms for black whale in English
black whale:
black whale [the ~] noun
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the black whale
– large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris 1the sperm whale; the cachalot; the Physeter catodon; the black whale– large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris 1 -
the black whale
– small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school 1the common blackfish; the black whale; the pilot whale; the blackfish; the Globicephala melaena– small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school 1