sperm whale
noun
a large, square-snouted whale, Physeter catodon, valued for its oil and spermaceti: now reduced in number and rare in some areas.
sperm whales
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pluralof sperm whale.plural
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It was mating season for the sperm whales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The study, published in the Journal of Wildlife Diseases, marks the first confirmed discovery of these bacterial genotypes in pygmy sperm whales.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
Using drone technology, the research team recorded sperm whales colliding head-on while also observing their surrounding social behavior.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2026
The scientists said deep divers, such as sperm whales, and pelagic dolphins showed a steadier increase in strandings since the 1990s.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025
They were sought because in addition to whale oil produced from the body blubber, the forehead of the species yielded quantities of spermaceti like that obtained from sperm whales.
From Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification by David Caldwell
