| cachalot | n. [ F. cachalot. ] (Zoöl.) The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). It has in the top of its head a large cavity, containing an oily fluid, which, after death, concretes into a whitish crystalline substance called |
| sperm whale | (n) large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris, Syn. cachalot, black whale, Physeter catodon |
| Pottwal { m }; Pottfisch; Caschelott [ zool. ] | sperm whale; great sperm whale; spermaceti whale; trumpet whale; cachalot (Physeter macrocephalus) [Add to Longdo] |
| Zwergpottwal { m } [ zool. ] | pygmy sperm whale; short-headed sperm whale; lesser sperm whale; lesser cachalot (Kogia breviceps) [Add to Longdo] |