NOUN
- small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school
How To Use pilot whale In A Sentence
- Three pilot whales beached on St. Croix, St. John, and St. Thomas, coincident with Navy maneuvers.
- But the most exciting sighting was a pod of pilot whales. The Sun
- A pilot whale died last Sunday morning after getting stuck in the Sullom Voe in Shetland. WalesOnline - Home
- Some species such as the pilot whale can dive to depths of nearly 2,000 feet.
- For example, pilot whales had smaller group sizes when they fed more on mesopelagic fish and less on mesopelagic cephalopods, and common dolphins had larger groups if they fed on varying types of fish.
- Long-finned pilot whales have been a staple of the Faroese diet since at least the ninth century, with an average of 850 whales taken annually.
- I loved the dolphins and pilot whales and birds that followed our course. Times, Sunday Times
- Pilot whales are endearing creatures, as anyone who has been involved in their rescue will testify.
- The proposal appears to apply in principle to virtually any species except bowheads and blue whales, though in practice I think the government is more interested in assessing stocks of fins, humpbacks, pilot whales and several dolphins.
- Some snorkellers swam alongside a whale shark, while divers of one boat made their entry to find themselves among a welcoming committee of pilot whales.
