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cachalot
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cach·a·lot  (ksh-lt, -l)
n.
See sperm whale.
[French, from Spanish or Portuguese cachalote, augmentative of cachola, big head.]
cachalot [ˈkæʃəˌlɒt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for sperm whale
[from French, from Portuguese, cachalote, of unknown origin]
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Noun1.cachalotcachalot - large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris
Physeter catodon, sperm whale, black whale
toothed whale - any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc.
genus Physeter, Physeter - type genus of the Physeteridae


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