snub-nosed cachalot
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Snub-nosed cachalot — Snub nosed Snub nosed , a. Having a short, flat nose, slightly turned up; as, the snub nosed eel. [1913 Webster] {Snub nosed cachalot} (Zo[ o]l.), the pygmy sperm whale. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snub-nosed cachalot — Sperm whale Sperm whale (Zo[ o]l.) A very large toothed whale ({Physeter macrocephalus}), having a head of enormous size. The upper jaw is destitute of teeth. In the upper part of the head, above the skull, there is a large cavity, or case,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Snub-nosed — a. Having a short, flat nose, slightly turned up; as, the snub nosed eel. [1913 Webster] {Snub nosed cachalot} (Zo[ o]l.), the pygmy sperm whale. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cachalot — Sperm whale Sperm whale (Zo[ o]l.) A very large toothed whale ({Physeter macrocephalus}), having a head of enormous size. The upper jaw is destitute of teeth. In the upper part of the head, above the skull, there is a large cavity, or case,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bottle-nosed whale — Sperm whale Sperm whale (Zo[ o]l.) A very large toothed whale ({Physeter macrocephalus}), having a head of enormous size. The upper jaw is destitute of teeth. In the upper part of the head, above the skull, there is a large cavity, or case,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hyperoodon bidens — Sperm whale Sperm whale (Zo[ o]l.) A very large toothed whale ({Physeter macrocephalus}), having a head of enormous size. The upper jaw is destitute of teeth. In the upper part of the head, above the skull, there is a large cavity, or case,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kogia breviceps — Sperm whale Sperm whale (Zo[ o]l.) A very large toothed whale ({Physeter macrocephalus}), having a head of enormous size. The upper jaw is destitute of teeth. In the upper part of the head, above the skull, there is a large cavity, or case,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Physeter macrocephalus — Sperm whale Sperm whale (Zo[ o]l.) A very large toothed whale ({Physeter macrocephalus}), having a head of enormous size. The upper jaw is destitute of teeth. In the upper part of the head, above the skull, there is a large cavity, or case,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pygmy sperm whale — Sperm whale Sperm whale (Zo[ o]l.) A very large toothed whale ({Physeter macrocephalus}), having a head of enormous size. The upper jaw is destitute of teeth. In the upper part of the head, above the skull, there is a large cavity, or case,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sperm whale — (Zo[ o]l.) A very large toothed whale ({Physeter macrocephalus}), having a head of enormous size. The upper jaw is destitute of teeth. In the upper part of the head, above the skull, there is a large cavity, or case, filled with oil and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
