black whale

/blæk weɪl/

/blæk hweɪl/

Other forms: black whales

Definitions of black whale

1. 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: Globicephala melaena, blackfish, common blackfish, pilot whale

   type of:

   dolphin

   any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
2. noun

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

   type of:

   toothed whale

   any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc.