Meanings
nounpilot whale (plural pilot whales)
plural pilot whales
- Either of two species of whale in the genus Globicephala, dark grey in colour.
Synonyms: blackfish, caaing whale, social whale, deductor
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEither of two species of whale in the genus Globicephala, dark grey in colour.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsmall dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school
Similar
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian гринда
- гринда (grinda)either of two species of whale
Catalan cap d'olla negre
- cap d'olla negreeither of two species of whale
Czech kulohlavec
- kulohlaveceither of two species of whale
Danish grindehval
- grindehvaleither of two species of whale
Dutch griend, grindewal
- griendeither of two species of whale
- grindewaleither of two species of whale
Finnish pallopäävalas
- pallopäävalaseither of two species of whale
French baleine-pilote, globicéphale
- baleine-piloteeither of two species of whale
- globicéphaleeither of two species of whale
German Grindwal
- Grindwaleither of two species of whale
Greek μαυροδέλφινο
- μαυροδέλφινο (mavrodélfino)either of two species of whale
Icelandic marsvín, grindhvalur
- marsvíneither of two species of whale
- grindhvalureither of two species of whale
- grindeither of two species of whale
Irish píolótach
- píolótacheither of two species of whale
Korean 거두고래
- 거두고래 (geodugorae)either of two species of whale
Latvian grinda
- grindaeither of two species of whale
Lithuanian grinda
- grindaeither of two species of whale
Māori upokohue, tukuperu
- upokohueeither of two species of whale
- tukuperueither of two species of whale
Norwegian Bokmål grindhval
- grindhvaleither of two species of whale
Polish grindwal
- grindwaleither of two species of whale
Portuguese baleia-piloto
- baleia-pilotoeither of two species of whale
Russian гри́нда
- гри́нда (grínda)either of two species of whale
Slovak grinda
- grindaeither of two species of whale
Spanish calderón
- calderóneither of two species of whale
Swedish grindval
- grindvaleither of two species of whale
Ukrainian гри́нда
- гри́нда (hrýnda)either of two species of whale
Cite this entry
APA
pilot whale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilot%20whale
MLA
“pilot whale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilot%20whale. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pilot whale,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilot%20whale.
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