- cach|a|lot
- cach|a|lot «KASH uh lot, -loh», noun.= sperm whale. (Cf. ↑sperm whale)╂[< French cachalot < Portuguese cachalote big-headed fish < cachola fat head]
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cach — cach·a·lot; cach·in·nate; cach·o·long; ar·ra·cach; cach·in·na·tion; … English syllables
lot — ac·ti·no·bac·il·lot·ic; ae·o·lot·ro·py; al·ka·lot·ic; al·lot; al·lot·ee; al·lot·ment; al·lot·ri·og·na·thi; al·lot·ri·o·mor·phic; al·lot·ri·oph·a·gy; al·lot·ro·pize; al·lot·ro·py; al·lot·ta·ble; al·lot·tee; an·ge·lot; an·ky·lot·ic; back·lot·ter;… … English syllables
cachalot — cach·a·lot … English syllables
cachalot — cach•a•lot [[t]ˈkæʃ əˌlɒt, ˌloʊ[/t]] n. mam sperm whale • Etymology: 1740–50; < F « Pg … From formal English to slang
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
cachalot — cach a*lot, n. [F. cachalot.] (Zo[ o]l.) The sperm whale ({Physeter macrocephalus}). It has in the top of its head a large cavity, containing an oily fluid, which, after death, concretes into a whitish crystalline substance called {spermaceti}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Physeter macrocephalus — cachalot cach a*lot, n. [F. cachalot.] (Zo[ o]l.) The sperm whale ({Physeter macrocephalus}). It has in the top of its head a large cavity, containing an oily fluid, which, after death, concretes into a whitish crystalline substance called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spermaceti — cachalot cach a*lot, n. [F. cachalot.] (Zo[ o]l.) The sperm whale ({Physeter macrocephalus}). It has in the top of its head a large cavity, containing an oily fluid, which, after death, concretes into a whitish crystalline substance called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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