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Noun: Physeter catodon
  1. Large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris
    "The Physeter catodon dove to extreme depths hunting for giant squid";
    - sperm whale, cachalot, black whale

Type of: toothed whale

Part of: genus Physeter, Physeter

Encyclopedia: Physeter catodon