Kogia

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

• Kogia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Kogia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Kogia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons