Kogia

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Translingual[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unknown. Suggestions include English codger, Persian کوچک (kuček, small), and a reference to a certain Cogia Effendi, who reputedly observed whales in the Mediterranean.

Proper noun[edit]

Kogia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Kogiidae – the dwarf sperm whale and pygmy sperm whale.

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