Concept information
Preferred term
Sperm Whale
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Physeter catodon
- Physeter macrocephalus
Note
- do not confuse with the Pygmy Sperm Whale or Dwarf Sperm Whale = WHALES
Scope note
- The species Physeter catodon (also called Physeter macrocephalus), in the family Physeteridae. The common name is derived from the milky wax substance in its head (spermaceti). The species also produces an intestinal secretion AMBERGRIS, which was previously used in perfumes. The sperm whale is the largest toothed MAMMAL in the world.
History note
- 2006; use WHALES 1998-2005
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
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Physeter macrocephalus
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D050661
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