BLACK WHALE

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

black whale; cachalot; Physeter catodon; sperm whale

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("black whale" is a kind of...):

toothed whale (any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc.)

Holonyms ("black whale" is a member of...):

genus Physeter; Physeter (type genus of the Physeteridae)

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("black whale" is a kind of...):

dolphin (any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises)

Holonyms ("black whale" is a member of...):

genus Globicephala; Globicephala (pilot whales)