sperm whale
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sperm whale
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A clipping of spermaceti whale.
noun sperm whales
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A whale, Physeter macrocephalus, the largest of the toothed whales.
Similar: cachalot, common cachalot, spermaceti whale
- Any whale in the superfamily Physeteroidea, which also includes the small whales of genus Kogia.
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noun Physeter macrocephalus
| Español | cachalote |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 향고래 hyanggorae |
| 日本語 | 抹香鯨 makkōkujira, マッコウクジラ makkōkujira |
| 中文 | 抹香鯨 /抹香鲸 mǒxiāngjīng |
| हिन्दी | स्पर्म व्हेल sparm vhel, शुक्राणु व्हेल śukrāṇu vhel |
| Kiswahili | nyangumi-shahawa |
| Português | cachalote |
| Français | cachalot |
| Deutsch | Pottwal |
| Italiano | capodoglio |
| Ελληνικά | φυσητήρας fysitíras |
| Română | cașalot |
| Русский | кашало́т kašalót |
| Tiếng Việt | cá nhà táng |
| العربية | حُوتُ الْعَنْبَر ḥūtu l-ʕanbar |
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title = {sperm whale},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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