Monodon monoceros vs whale

Monodon monoceros and whale both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Monodon monoceros	Yes	No	No	No
whale	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, whale is a hypernym of Monodon monoceros; that is, whale is a word with a broader meaning than Monodon monoceros:

Monodon monoceros: small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
whale: any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head

Monodon monoceros (noun)	whale (noun)
small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk	any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
	a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

Monodon monoceros (verb)	whale (verb)
	hunt for whales