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GENUS GLOBICEPHALA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Globicephala mean? 

GENUS GLOBICEPHALA (noun)
  The noun GENUS GLOBICEPHALA has 1 sense:

1. pilot whalesplay

  Familiarity information: GENUS GLOBICEPHALA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GENUS GLOBICEPHALA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Pilot whales

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Globicephala; Globicephala

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus 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 ("genus Globicephala" is a member of...):

Delphinidae; family Delphinidae (dolphins)


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