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short-finned pilot whale

short-finned pilot whale noun: any of the species Globicephala macrorhynchus of oceanic dolphins, generally having a stocky build with black to dark gray or brown skin.

short-finned pilot whale: any of the species Globicephala macrorhynchus of oceanic dolphins, generally having a stocky build...
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Noun

short-finned pilot whale (plural short-finned pilot whales)

  1. Any of the species Globicephala macrorhynchus of oceanic dolphins, generally having a stocky build with black to dark gray or brown skin.

Forms of short-finned pilot whale

pluralshort-finned pilot whales

Questions about short-finned pilot whale

What does short-finned pilot whale mean?
Short-finned pilot whale means any of the species Globicephala macrorhynchus of oceanic dolphins, generally having a stocky build with black to dark gray or brown skin.
What part of speech is short-finned pilot whale?
Short-finned pilot whale is a noun.
What is the plural of short-finned pilot whale?
The plural of short-finned pilot whale is short-finned pilot whales.

Words near short-finned pilot whale in the dictionary

  1. short-fall
  2. short-falls
  3. short-fetched
  4. short-finned eel
  5. short-finned eels
  6. short-finned pilot whale
  7. short-finned pilot whales
  8. short-form
  9. short-grain
  10. short-grained
  11. short-haired

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