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Cachalot   Listen
Cachalot

noun
1.
Large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris.  Synonyms: black whale, Physeter catodon, sperm whale.





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... the year 1690 the brave and hardy fishermen of the north-east coasts of North America established that systematic pursuit of the cachalot which has thriven so wonderfully ever since, although it must be confessed that the last few years have witnessed a serious decline in ...
— The Cruise of the Cachalot - Round the World After Sperm Whales • Frank T. Bullen


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