a toothed whale with a massive head, typically feeding at great depths on squid, formerly valued for the spermaceti and sperm oil in its head and the ambergris in its intestines
抹香鲸。
"mid 19th cent.:
单词 | sperm whale |
分类 | 英汉词典 |
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词典释义:
sperm whale
英 [spɜːm weɪl]
美 [spɜːrm weɪl]
n. 抹香鲸
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近义词
cachalotdogfish
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1. 抹香鲸(学名:Physeter macrocephalus),抹香鲸科抹香鲸属动物,《世界自然保护联盟》易危物种。 抹香鲸头部巨大,下颌较小,仅下颌有牙齿;体长可达18米,体重超过50吨,是体型最大的齿鲸;体型似鱼,用肺呼吸;颈短,头似与躯干相联;鼻孔为喷孔,位于吻端,前肢成鳍,前臂退化,掌部变长,趾数增加,但从外部看不出趾和爪。其广泛分布于全世界不结冰的海域,由赤道一直到两极的不结冰的海域都可发现它们的踪迹。
释义
n.
a toothed whale with a massive head, typically feeding at great depths on squid, formerly valued for the spermaceti and sperm oil in its head and the ambergris in its intestines 抹香鲸。
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