Pilot whale — Pilot Pi lot, n. [F. pilote, prob. from D. peillood plummet, sounding lead; peilen, pegelen, to sound, measure (fr. D. & G. peil, pegel, a sort of measure, water mark) + lood lead, akin to E. lead. The pilot, then, is the lead man, i. e., he who… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pilot whale — pilot .whale n a small ↑whale with black skin … Dictionary of contemporary English
pilot whale — n. BLACKFISH (sense 1) … English World dictionary
Pilot whale — Taxobox name = Pilot Whale image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Cetacea familia = Delphinidae genus = Globicephala range range map width = 250px range map caption = Green: Long finned range; Blue:… … Wikipedia
pilot whale — a small, common whale, Globicephala sieboldii, of tropical and temperate seas, having a bulbous head. [1865 70] * * * Any of one to three species (genus Globicephala, family Delphinidae) of toothed whale found in all oceans except the Arctic and… … Universalium
pilot 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 • Syn: ↑black whale, ↑common blackfish, ↑blackfish, ↑Globicephala melaena • Hypernyms: ↑dolphin • Member … Useful english dictionary
pilot whale — noun Either of two species of whale in the genus Globicephala, dark grey in colour … Wiktionary
pilot whale — noun a black toothed whale with a square bulbous head. [Genus Globicephala: two species.] … English new terms dictionary
pilot whale — pi′lot whale n. mam either of two large, black, bulbous headed species of dolphin of the genus Globicephala[/ex] • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
pilot whale — noun Date: 1867 either of two chiefly black medium sized toothed whales (Globicephala melaena syn. G. melas and G. macrorhynchus) called also blackfish … New Collegiate Dictionary
