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Cachalot

Cachalot Meaning & Definition
Cachalot Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cachalot?

[n] large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cachalot: black whale | Physeter catodon | sperm whale

Related Terms | Find terms related to Cachalot:

See Also | genus Physeter | Physeter | toothed whale

Cachalot In Webster's Dictionary

\Cach"a*lot\, n. [F. cachalot.] (Zo["o]l.) The sperm whale ({Physeter macrocephalus}). It has in the top of its head a large cavity, containing an oily fluid, which, after death, concretes into a whitish crystalline substance called spermaceti. See {Sperm whale}.

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