Meanings
nounmelon-headed whale (plural melon-headed whales)
plural melon-headed whales
- A cetacean of species Peponocephala electra.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 瓜頭鯨 /瓜头鲸
- 瓜頭鯨 /瓜头鲸 (guātóujīng)Peponocephala electra
Finnish melonipäävalas
- melonipäävalasPeponocephala electra
German Breitschnabeldelfin
- BreitschnabeldelfinPeponocephala electra
Korean 고양이고래
- 고양이고래 (goyang'igorae)Peponocephala electra
Russian бесклю́вый дельфи́н, широкомо́рдый дельфи́н
- бесклю́вый дельфи́н (beskljúvyj delʹfín)Peponocephala electra
- широкомо́рдый дельфи́н (širokomórdyj delʹfín)Peponocephala electra
- ширококлю́вый дельфи́н (širokokljúvyj delʹfín)Peponocephala electra
- широкоры́лый дельфи́н (širokorýlyj delʹfín)Peponocephala electra
Cite this entry
APA
melon-headed whale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melon-headed%20whale
MLA
“melon-headed whale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melon-headed%20whale. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “melon-headed whale,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melon-headed%20whale.
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