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SPERM WHALE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris
Synonyms:
black whale; cachalot; Physeter catodon; sperm whale
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sperm whale" is a kind of...):
toothed whale (any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc.)
Holonyms ("sperm whale" is a member of...):
genus Physeter; Physeter (type genus of the Physeteridae)
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