| Pronunciation: | | 'kashu`lât
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| | Definition: | | [n] large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris |
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| | Synonyms: | | black whale, Physeter catodon, sperm whale |
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| | See Also: | | genus Physeter, Physeter, toothed whale |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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