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Noun: cachalot  'ka-shu,lót
  1. Large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris
    - sperm whale, black whale, Physeter catodon

Derived forms: cachalots

Type of: toothed whale

Part of: genus Physeter, Physeter

Encyclopedia: Cachalot