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Globicephala

Globicephala

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A large ocean dolphin found in warm and cool seas
  • proper noun
  • /ˌɡloʊbɪˈsɛfələ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Globicephala
  • Researchers studied the migration patterns of Globicephala in the warm waters of the Caribbean Sea.
  • pilot whales
  • Globicephala whales

Examples

  • The short-finned pilot whale, or Globicephala macrorhynchus, is known for its remarkable intelligence and social behavior.

  • Atlantic pilot whales, Globicephala melas, were observed taken in the Bay of Biscay pair trawl fishery on one 15-day trip (Collet3).

    Academic text (1994)

  • In marine biology, the genus Globicephala includes some of the largest members of the dolphin family.

Compounds

Globicephala melaena
  • Specialized
9.9

A small dark whale that lives in groups along the Atlantic coast and is often led by a large male

Surface Forms

Globicephala main

Etymology

Globicephala is a name made of globi- ('round', like a 'globe') and -cephala ('head'). So, the name means 'round head', which fits these pilot whales with their big, bulbous heads.