potvis

(masculine) sperm whale (Physeter catodon syn. Physeter macrocephalus)
(masculine) sperm whale, any member of the family Physeteridae, including the above and several prehistoric species

spermwhale

cachelot

Pottfisch

Caschelott

physeter

grand cachalot

Physeter

Compound of pot (“pot”) + vis (“fish”). The part pot refers to the sperm whale's blunt head due to its melon and spermaceti organ.

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