sperm whale
noun
Meaning
- A whale, Physeter macrocephalus, the largest of the toothed whales.
- Any whale in the superfamily Physeteroidea, which also includes the small whales of genus Kogia.
Etymology / origin
A clipping of spermaceti whale.
Related words
Descendant words
- paus sperma(Malay) (cal)
- pāmu wēra(Māori) (bor)
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