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Black whale

noun

Small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school. Synonyms: blackfish, common blackfish, Globicephala melaena, pilot whale.

Large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris. Synonyms: cachalot, Physeter catodon, sperm whale.

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"Black whale" Quotes from Famous Books

... and close in to the African coast, we saw a splendid tight in the sea, between a big black whale on the one side, and a 'thrasher' or fox-shark on the other, aided by a swordfish, with which latter he had just apparently struck up an alliance offensive and defensive ...

— Young Tom Bowling - The Boys of the British Navy • J.C. Hutcheson

Words linked to "Black whale" : blackfish, Globicephala melaena, dolphin, genus Physeter, genus Globicephala, pilot whale, Physeter, Globicephala, toothed whale