Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun physeter_catodon

1 sense of physeter catodon

Sense 1
sperm whale, cachalot, black whale, Physeter catodon -- (large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris)
       => toothed whale -- (any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc.)