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Meanings of common cachalot in English

A toothed whale measuring up to 20 meters long and having a very large head which is typically one-third of the animal's length.

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Examples for "sperm whale"
Examples for "sperm whale"
1
Ambergris is a secretion formed in the intestines of the sperm whale.
Chatterbox, 1906
2
In length, the common sperm whale-line measures something over two hundred fathoms.
Moby Dick
3
This bone is thought to be the tooth of the sperm whale.
My Native Land / The United States: its Wonders, its Beauties, a...
4
Ambergris, highly prized in perfumery, is a product of the sperm whale.
A Catechism of Familiar Things; / Their History, and the Events ...
5
A sperm whale frequently yields as much as 120 barrels of oil.
The World of Waters, Or, A Peaceful Progress O'er the Unpathed S...