sperm whale
sperm whale
Definition
sperm whale
noun
any of a family (Physeteridae) of toothed whales; esp., a large species (Physeter catodon) inhabiting warm seas: a closed cavity in its roughly square head contains sperm oil
sperm whale
Usage Examples
Possessives
- head: Waxy oil derived from the sperm whale's head or from dolphins.
Converse of object
- spot: The waters around Mull and Iona are a sealife playground and, if very lucky, you may even spot a sperm whale.
- include: Whales with teeth include the sperm whale, which grows up to 18 meters long and can weigh up to 50 tons.
Adjective modifier
- solitary: Sperm whale off North Grampian coast A solitary sperm whale was seen off Kinnaird Head, Fraserburgh on the afternoon of 29th August.
Noun used with modifier
- pygmy: March 9, 2003 A pygmy sperm whale died Saturday night after beaching itself near the Holiday Inn on Ocean Drive.
Browse dictionary entries near sperm whale
- -sperm
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- sperm
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- Spenserian
- Spenser
- Spengler
- spendthrift trust
- spendthrift
- spermaceti
- spermagonium
- -spermal
- spermary
- spermatheca
- spermatic
- spermatic cord
- spermatid
- spermatium
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