Lexic.us

Definition of Pilot 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.

Definition of Pilot whale

1. Noun. Either of two species of whale in the genus ''Globicephala'', dark grey in colour. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pilot Whale

Literary usage of Pilot whale

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1868)
"The 4th compartment in the pilot whale is not differentiated in the porpoise, but the 6th compartment corresponds to the 4th or sigmoid stomach of the ..."

2. Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1883)
"It differs also from the porpoise, and resembles the pilot whale in the position of its entrance and exit. In the porpoise, the entrance to the third ..."

3. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale (1884)
"... CASING OR pilot whale. Head globular in front; teeth few in number; the dorsal fin is high, situated nearer to the head than to the tail; the flippers ..."

4. Icelandby Cathy Harlow by Cathy Harlow (2004)
"Several others, the orca or killer whale, sei whale, finback whale and long finned pilot whale, are occasionally seen, while some, like the sperm whale, ..."

5. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1866)
"... Pilot-Whale. 43. G. intermedium, the Black Fish. 44. ... Smaller Pilot-Whale. 45. G. Sieboldii, Naiso Gota. 48. ..."

6. Proceedings by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1893)
"The pilot whale may be regarded as an irregular spring and autumn visitant, though comparatively few authenticated instances of its occurrence have been ..."

Other Resources: