Physeter catodon

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Physeter catodon - large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergriscachalot, sperm whale, black whaletoothed whale - any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc.genus Physeter, Physeter - type genus of the Physeteridae