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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Much of what researchers know about pygmy sperm whales has come from animals that wash ashore.
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 researchers used drones carrying sterile petri dishes to capture droplets from the exhaled breath of humpback, fin and sperm whales, combined with skin biopsies taken from boats.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
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
The flukes of sperm whales are broad and triangular in shape, are not concaved, but are deeply notched on the rear margin.
From Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification by David Caldwell
