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

Derived forms: sperm whales, sperm whale

Type of: toothed whale

Part of: genus Physeter, Physeter

Encyclopedia: Sperm whale

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Spergula
Spergula arvensis
Spergularia
Spergularia rubra
sperm
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sperm cell
sperm count
sperm oil
sperm whale
spermaceti
spermary
spermatheca
spermatic
spermatic cord
spermatid
spermatocele
spermatocide
spermatocyte
spermatogenesis