PHYSETER CATODON

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

black whale; cachalot; Physeter catodon; sperm whale

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Physeter catodon" is a kind of...):

toothed whale (any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc.)

Holonyms ("Physeter catodon" is a member of...):

genus Physeter; Physeter (type genus of the Physeteridae)

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