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抹香鲸。
1.1
- Family Physeteridae: two genera and three species, in particular the very large Physeter macrocephalus.抹香鲸科：2属和3种, 尤指体形巨大的抹香鲸 （亦称CACHALOT）。
词源
mid 19th cent.: sperm, abbreviation of SPERMACETI.