sperm whale
Mother and calf sperm whales.
Meaning
Noun
- A whale (Physeter catodon, syn. Physeter macrocephalus), the largest of the toothed whales.
- Any whale in the superfamily Physeteroidea (superfamily), which also includes the small whales of genus Kogia.
Related
Similar words
- cachalot
- common cachalot
Origin
- Clipping of spermaceti whale
Modern English dictionary
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