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Cachalot

noun

Large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris. Synonyms: black whale, Physeter catodon, sperm whale.

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"Cachalot" Quotes from Famous Books

... The great cachalot was now directly ahead, about two hundred fathoms away, and coming down upon them with twice his ordinary speed. The surf flew in all directions about him. "His course was marked by a white foam a rod in width which he made with the continual thrashing of this tail." His huge head, ...

— South American Fights and Fighters - And Other Tales of Adventure • Cyrus Townsend Brady

Words linked to "Cachalot" : sperm whale, black whale, genus Physeter, Physeter, toothed whale, Physeter catodon