cachalot

English - Turkish

Definition of cachalot in English Turkish dictionary

kaşalot

balina

ispermeçet balinası

kadırga balığ

bir çeşit balina

English - English

Definition of cachalot in English English dictionary

The sperm whale

{n} the physester or sperm whale

See Sperm whale

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 sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)

{i} large toothed whale having square head with a cavity full of a mixture of sperm oil and spermaceti

Hyphenation

cach·a·lot

Etymology

[ 'ka-sh&-"lät, -"lO ] (noun.) 1747. French, from Spanish cachola (“big head”).