单词 | sperm whale |
释义 | sperm whalenouna large, square-snouted whale, Physeter catodon, valued for its oil and spermaceti: now reduced in number and rare in some areas. Origin of sperm whaleFirst recorded in 1825–35 Words nearby sperm whalespermophyte, spermotoxic, spermotoxin, spermous, sperm washing, sperm whale, Sperrin Mountains, Sperry, sperrylite, spessartite, speug Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for sperm whalesperm whale nouna large toothed whale, Physeter catodon, having a square-shaped head and hunted for sperm oil, spermaceti, and ambergris: family PhyseteridaeAlso called: cachalot Word Origin for sperm whaleC19: short for spermaceti whale Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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