sperm whale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A whale, Physeter macrocephalus, the largest of the toothed whales.
  2. Any whale in the superfamily Physeteroidea, which also includes the small whales of genus Kogia.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

sperm whale sperm whales

Etymology

A clipping of spermaceti whale.

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