black whale
n 1: 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]
2: large whale with a large cavity in the head containing
spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris [syn: sperm
whale, cachalot, Physeter catodon]