Genus Kogia (Noun)
Meaning
Pygmy sperm whales.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus Kogia is a group of small toothed whales that includes the pygmy sperm whale and the dwarf sperm whale.
- Pygmy sperm whales belong to the genus Kogia and are characterized by their distinctive rounded foreheads.
- The genus Kogia is thought to have diverged from the sperm whale genus around 10 million years ago.
- Scientists have identified two species within the genus Kogia, the pygmy sperm whale and the dwarf sperm whale.
- The genus Kogia is part of the sperm whale family, which also includes the large sperm whale.