"melon-headed whale" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: melon-headed whales [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=melon-headed whale}} melon-headed whale (plural melon-headed whales)
  1. A cetacean of species Peponocephala electra, in the oceanic dolphin family Delphinidae. Categories (lifeform): Delphinids Translations (Peponocephala electra): melonipäävalas (Finnish)

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