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: pilot whale, common blackfish, blackfish, Globicephala melaena
- Large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris.
- synonyms: sperm whale, cachalot, Physeter catodon
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