Globicephala

noun

Glo·​bi·​ceph·​a·​la

ˌglōbəˈsefələ

: a genus of small, dark-colored toothed whales (family Delphinidae) related to the Risso's dolphin and killer whale and comprising the pilot whales

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from globi- (from Latin globus ball) + -cephala (from Greek kephalē head)

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