Phrase guide

pygmy sperm whale

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

One of the two small whales in the sperm whale superfamily (Kogia breviceps).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

small sperm whale of warm waters of both coasts of North America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Kogia breviceps

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: toothed whale

History

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 小抹香鯨 /小抹香鲸 (xiǎomǒxiāngjīng) — whale in the sperm whale family
  • Finnish: kääpiökaskelotti — whale in the sperm whale family
  • Polish: kogia krótkogłowa — whale in the sperm whale family
  • Russian: ка́рликовый кашало́т (kárlikovyj kašalót) — whale in the sperm whale family
  • Russian: ма́лый кашало́т (mályj kašalót) — whale in the sperm whale family
  • Russian: кашало́т-пигме́й (kašalót-pigméj) — whale in the sperm whale family
  • Spanish: cachalote pigmeo — whale in the sperm whale family