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| ambergris |
a gray, waxy substance from the intestines of sperm whales, used in making perfume. |
| cachalot |
a sperm whale. |
| sperm2 |
a white waxy solid obtained from the oil of the sperm whale's head, and used in cosmetics, ointments, and candles; spermaceti. [1/2 definitions] |
| spermaceti |
a white waxy substance obtained from oil in the head of a sperm whale, used in candles, cosmetics, and ointments. |
| sperm oil |
a lubricating oil that is obtained from sperm whales. |
| toothed whale |
any of various whales, such as the sperm whale, that have conical teeth in either or both jaws and a foreshortened, asymmetrical skull. (Cf. whalebone whale.) |
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