ゴンドウクジラ

noun

pilot whale; blackfish; larger Delphinidae whale

Refers to larger members of the dolphin family, especially pilot whales (genus Globicephala) and similar species. In everyday Japanese, ゴンドウクジラ usually means pilot whale.

• ゴンドウクジラは群むれで行こう動どうする。

  Pilot whales travel in pods.

• 水すい族ぞく館かんでゴンドウクジラのショーを見みた。

  I saw a pilot whale show at the aquarium.