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)