| NOUN | animal | Physeter catodon, sperm whale, cachalot, black whale | large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil |
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| Meaning | large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris. | |
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| Synonyms | sperm whale, cachalot, black whale | |
| Member of | Physeter, genus Physeter | type genus of the Physeteridae |
| Broader | toothed whale | Any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc. |
| Spanish | cachalote | |
| Catalan | catxalot, Physeter catodon | |
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