Sperm-whale
11Sperm Whale — Taxobox name = Sperm WhaleMSW3 Cetacea | id=14300131 ] status = VU status system = iucn3.1 status ref = [IUCN2008|assessors=Taylor, B.L., Baird, R., Barlow, J., Dawson, S.M., Ford, J., Mead, J.G., Notarbartolo di Sciara, G., Wade, P. Pitman,… …
12sperm whale — a large, square snouted whale, Physeter catodon, valued for its oil and spermaceti: now reduced in number and rare in some areas. [1825 35] * * * or cachalot Thickset, blunt snouted toothed whale (Physeter catodon, family Physeteridae) with small …
13sperm whale — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sperm whale : singular sperm whale plural sperm whales a large whale that is sometimes hunted for its oil and fat …
14Sperm-whale porpoise — Sperm whale Sperm whale (Zo[ o]l.) A very large toothed whale ({Physeter macrocephalus}), having a head of enormous size. The upper jaw is destitute of teeth. In the upper part of the head, above the skull, there is a large cavity, or case,… …
15Sperm whale family — Taxobox name = Sperm whales fossil range = Oligocene to Recent image caption = Sperm Whale, Physeter macrocephalus image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Cetacea subordo = Odontoceti subdivision ranks =… …
16sperm whale — /ˈspɜm weɪl / (say sperm wayl) noun a large, square headed whale, Physeter macrocephalus, valuable for oil and spermaceti; cachalot …
17sperm whale — noun large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris • Syn: ↑cachalot, ↑black whale, ↑Physeter catodon • Hypernyms: ↑toothed whale • Member Holonyms: ↑Physeter, ↑ …
18sperm whale — noun Etymology: short for spermaceti whale Date: circa 1700 a large toothed whale (Physeter macrocephalus syn. P. catodon) with a massive squarish head having a large closed cavity containing a fluid mixture of spermaceti and oil …
19sperm whale — noun A whale (Physeter macrocephalus), the largest of the toothed whales. Syn: common cachalot …
20sperm whale — noun a toothed whale with a massive head, feeding at great depths largely on squid. [Physeter macrocephalus and other species.] Origin C19: abbrev. of spermaceti …
