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SPERM WHALE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sperm whale mean?
• SPERM WHALE (noun)
The noun SPERM WHALE has 1 sense:
1. large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris
Familiarity information: SPERM WHALE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
black whale; cachalot; Physeter catodon; sperm whale
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)
Context examples
In the Brazilian coast, according to Gonçalves, there are 33 species, including the humpback whale, the right whale, Bryde's whale, the fin whale,and the sperm whale, which gained popularity with Moby Dick.
(Brazil to support South Atlantic whale sanctuary bid, Agência BRASIL)
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