spermaceti+whale
41sperm 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 …
42Sperm 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 =… …
43Melon (whale) — dolphin anatomy The melon is an ovoid shaped, fatty organ found in the forehead of all toothed whales (odontocetes), including dolphins and porpoises (Cranford et al., 1996; Harper, C. J., et al., 2008) and believed to be used in echolocation.… …
44Sperm whale — Sperm Sperm, n.[Contr. fr. spermaceti.] Spermaceti. [1913 Webster] {Sperm oil}, a fatty oil found as a liquid, with spermaceti, in the head cavities of the sperm whale. {Sperm whale}. (Zo[ o]l.) See in the Vocabulary. [1913 Webster] …
45Dwarf sperm whale — Dwarf Sperm Whale[1] Size comparison against an average human Conservation status …
46Pygmy sperm whale — Taxobox name = Pygmy sperm whaleMSW3 Cetacea|id=14300128] status = DD 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, R.L …
47bottlenose whale — ▪ mammal any of four species of beaked whales (beaked whale) distinguished by a bulbous forehead that drops sharply to the base of the beak. All inhabit deep offshore waters and eat squid, fish, and various bottom dwelling animals. Bottlenose… …
48black whale — noun 1. small dark colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school • Syn: ↑pilot whale, ↑common blackfish, ↑blackfish, ↑Globicephala melaena • Hypernyms: ↑dolphin …
49sperm 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, ↑ …
50sperm whale — sperm′ whale n. mam a large, square headed, toothed whale, Physeter catodon, having a cavity in the head that contains sperm oil and spermaceti • Etymology: 1825–35 …
