sperm whale

noun

ˈspərm-

: a very large toothed whale (Physeter macrocephalus synonym P. catodon) that has large conical teeth in the lower jaw, a single blowhole, and a massive squarish head with a closed cavity containing a fluid mixture of spermaceti and oil, and that may reach a length in the male of nearly 60 feet (18.3 meters)

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When an emaciated dwarf sperm whale calf washed ashore on a Florida beach last month, officials brought the distressed mammal to veterinarians for further examination. —

Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024 Off the coast of the Caribbean island of Dominica, sperm whales are making a big splash. —

Maggie Shipstead, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2024 Contextual and combinatorial structure in sperm whale vocalisations Cody Cottier is a contributing writer at Discover who loves exploring big questions about the universe and our home planet, the nature of consciousness, the ethical implications of science and more. —

Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024 The jawbone of a nearly 50-foot sperm whale that washed ashore on Oreti Beach in New Zealand's southernmost region has been removed with a chainsaw and stolen, according to New Zealand's Department of Conservation. —

Clare Marie Schneider, NPR, 19 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for sperm whale