longfin pilot whale

English

Noun

longfin pilot whale (plural longfin pilot whales)

  1. A large species of dolphin, Globicephala melas, of the North Atlantic and Southern Ocean.
    • 2019, James Proctor, Faroe Islands, 5th edition, Bradt Travel Guides, page 7:
      Unfortunately, the exact populations of the above mammals are not known, although it is believed that longfin pilot whales are very common throughout the North Atlantic.

Synonyms
  • long-finned pilot whale
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