cachalot
Deep-diving toothed cetacean
A cachalot is a sperm whale—the largest toothed whale, known for the waxy spermaceti in its massive head.
The term appears mainly in older or technical writing; Moby-Dick famously features one.
In contemporary usage, sperm whale is far more common.
Hunting large sea mammals
- harpoonBarbed spear for whales
- ambergrisWhale-produced perfume fixative
- blubberMarine mammal fat
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
Nantucket · Azores · flensing · scrimshaw · baleen · ship · voyage · industry
Epic whaling novel
- leviathanEnormous creature or entity
- PequodFictional whaling ship
- krakenGiant squid of legend
- behemothCreature of immense size
Ahab · Melville · legendary · Jonah · monster · literary · epic · obsession
Huge sea mammal
- dolphinEcholocating marine mammal
- orcaLarge predatory dolphin
- narwhalSpiral-tusked Arctic whale
- porpoiseSmall toothed whale relative
vaquita · beluga · toothed · mammal · pod · calf · bull · cow
Lowest or innermost regions
- abyssalExtremely deep, unmeasurable
- pelagicOf the open sea
- marineRelating to the sea
- squidTen-armed marine mollusk
krill · diving · echolocation · sonar · submersible · bioluminescence · seamount · currents
Marine mammal fat
Entering water deliberately
- echolocationNavigation through reflected sound
- clickingMaking short sharp sounds
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
- breachBreaking of agreement
spout · feeding · socializing · logging · migration · pod · communication · deep-diving
whaling
Hunting large sea mammals
oil · Nantucket · Azores · flensing · scrimshaw · baleen · ship · voyage · industry · harvest
Moby-Dick
Epic whaling novel
Ahab · behemoth · Melville · legendary · Jonah · monster · literary · epic · obsession
whale
Huge sea mammal
porpoise · vaquita · beluga · toothed · mammal · pod · calf · bull · cow · breach
depths
Lowest or innermost regions
squid · krill · diving · echolocation · sonar · submersible · bioluminescence · seamount · currents · hydrothermal
blubber
Marine mammal fat
- melonSweet-fleshed gourd fruit
- flukesParasitic flatworms or lucky accidents
- blowholeWhale's breathing aperture
teeth · jaw · skull · organ · oil · head · body · skin · bone · brain
diving
Entering water deliberately
- echolocationNavigation through reflected sound
- clickingMaking short sharp sounds
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
breach · spout · feeding · socializing · logging · migration · pod · communication · deep-diving · surfacing
enormous
Extremely large in scale
immense · titan · mammoth · hulking · towering · largest · biggest · heavyweight
cachalotbaleen whale
Plankton-filtering marine mammal
blue whale · humpback whale · right whale · fin whale · gray whale