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单词 sperm whale
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈsperm ˌwhale, n. [countable]
  1. Mammalsa large, square-headed whale with a large cavity in the head that contains an oil-like liquid.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sperm whale′, 
  1. Mammalsa large, square-snouted whale, Physeter catodon, valued for its oil and spermaceti: now reduced in number and rare in some areas.
  • 1825–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sperm whale n
  1. a large toothed whale, Physeter catodon, having a square-shaped head and hunted for sperm oil, spermaceti, and ambergris: family Physeteridae
Etymology: 19th Century: short for spermacetiwhale
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