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   sperm whale

   noun

   • 1. a toothed whale with a massive head, typically feeding at great depths on squid, formerly valued for the spermaceti and sperm oil in its head and the ambergris in its intestines.

   Word Origin mid 19th century: sperm, abbreviation of spermaceti.

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