longfin pilot whale

English

Noun

longfin pilot whale (plural longfin pilot whales)

1. A large species of dolphin, Globicephala melas, of the North Atlantic and Southern Ocean.
   • 2019, James Proctor, Faroe Islands, 5th edition, Bradt Travel Guides, page 7:

     Unfortunately, the exact populations of the above mammals are not known, although it is believed that longfin pilot whales are very common throughout the North Atlantic.

Synonyms

• long-finned pilot whale