Kogia

See also: kogia and kogią

Translingual

Etymology

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

Kogia f

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

References

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