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Cachalot

Cachalot Definition And Meaning |
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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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