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noun
Any whale of three species:
a sperm whale (Physeter catodon, syn. Physeter macrocephalus (family Physeteridae))
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any whale of three species:
a right whale or northern right whale (family Balaenidae)
North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any whale of three species:
a right whale or northern right whale (family Balaenidae)
North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena japonica)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any cetacean blackfish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sperm whale, cachalot, Physeter catodon
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Broader terms: toothed whale
noun
small dark-colored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States; the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pilot whale, common blackfish, blackfish, Globicephala melaena
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Broader terms: dolphin
History
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