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COMMON BLACKFISH
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I. (noun)
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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:
black whale; blackfish; common blackfish; Globicephala melaena; pilot whale
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("common blackfish" is a kind of...):
dolphin (any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises)
Holonyms ("common blackfish" is a member of...):
genus Globicephala; Globicephala (pilot whales)
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