Phrase guide

pilot whale

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blackfish, caaing whale, social whale, deductor

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: black whale, common blackfish, blackfish, Globicephala melaena

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dolphin

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: calderón — either of two species of whale
  • Asturian: arruaxe — either of two species of whale
  • Asturian: moscote — either of two species of whale
  • Bulgarian: гринда (grinda) — either of two species of whale
  • Catalan: cap d'olla negre — either of two species of whale
  • Czech: kulohlavec — either of two species of whale
  • Danish: grindehval — either of two species of whale
  • Dutch: griend — either of two species of whale
  • Dutch: grindewal — either of two species of whale
  • Faroese: grindahvalur — either of two species of whale
  • Finnish: pallopäävalas — either of two species of whale
  • French: baleine-pilote — either of two species of whale
  • French: globicéphale — either of two species of whale
  • German: Grindwal — either of two species of whale
  • Greek: μαυροδέλφινο (mavrodélfino) — either of two species of whale
  • Greenlandic: niisarnaq — either of two species of whale
  • Icelandic: marsvín — either of two species of whale
  • Icelandic: grindhvalur — either of two species of whale
  • Icelandic: grind — either of two species of whale
  • Irish: píolótach — either of two species of whale
  • Korean: 거두고래 (geodugorae) — either of two species of whale
  • Latvian: grinda — either of two species of whale
  • Lithuanian: grinda — either of two species of whale
  • Māori: upokohue — either of two species of whale
  • Māori: tukuperu — either of two species of whale
  • Norwegian Bokmål: grindhval — either of two species of whale
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: grindkval — either of two species of whale
  • Polish: grindwal — either of two species of whale
  • Portuguese: baleia-piloto — either of two species of whale
  • Russian: гри́нда (grínda) — either of two species of whale
  • Serbo-Croatian: гринд — either of two species of whale
  • Serbo-Croatian: grind — either of two species of whale
  • Slovak: grinda — either of two species of whale
  • Spanish: calderón — either of two species of whale
  • Swedish: grindval — either of two species of whale
  • Ukrainian: гри́нда (hrýnda) — either of two species of whale