WordNet
black whale
n. small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school [syn: pilot whale, common blackfish, blackfish, Globicephala melaena]
large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris [syn: sperm whale, cachalot, Physeter catodon]
Wikipedia
Black whale
Black whale is a vernacular name for certain whales. It may be encountered as a colloquial or as a quasi-scientific term.
- In whaling jargon, the Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) of the Physeteridae was sometimes known as the "black whale"
- "Black Whale" is a name for a presumed Right Whale species in the Balaenidae. It was also called "Northern Right Whale" but has more recently been separated into:
- North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
- North Pacific Right Whale (Eubalaena japonica)
- The Black Whale, a 1934 German film
Usage examples of "black whale".
He had changed into a sleeveless jerkin made of maroon merhsilk lined with black whale fur.
You see, the sparmacitty don't take the harpoon quite so quietly as the black whale does.