Synonym: Physeter catodon, black whale, cachalot. Similar words: whale, whaler, whalebone, blue whale, whale shark, killer whale, germ warfare, whaling. Meaning: n. large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris.
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31, In chapter 15, "The Right Whale's Head," the narrator says that the Right Whale is a Stoic and the Sperm Whale is a Platonian, referring to two classical schools of philosophy.
32, Based upon the growth layer groups in cementum and dentine of the tooth, the age of the huge Sperm Whale was estimated at 29 years.
33, A killer whale is smaller than a sperm whale in its size.
34, From the body, the sperm whale is smaller than the killer whale.
More similar words: whale, whaler, whalebone, blue whale, whale shark, killer whale, germ warfare, whaling, narwhal, hale, haley, chalet, shale, haler, inhale, exhale, inhaler, sperm, oil shale, shale oil, sinhalese, naphthalene, endosperm, sperm cell, spermatic, teach a lesson, angiosperm, gymnosperm, panspermia, spermicide.