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spermaceti organ

spermaceti organ noun: an organ present in the heads of toothed whales of the family Physeteroidea, in particular the sperm whale.

Noun

spermaceti organ (plural spermaceti organs)

  1. An organ present in the heads of toothed whales of the family Physeteroidea, in particular the sperm whale.

Forms of spermaceti organ

pluralspermaceti organs

Questions about spermaceti organ

What does spermaceti organ mean?
Spermaceti organ means an organ present in the heads of toothed whales of the family Physeteroidea, in particular the sperm whale.
What part of speech is spermaceti organ?
Spermaceti organ is a noun.
What is the plural of spermaceti organ?
The plural of spermaceti organ is spermaceti organs.

Words near spermaceti organ in the dictionary

  1. sperm-whale porpoise
  2. sperm-whale porpoises
  3. sperma
  4. sperma-
  5. spermaceti
  6. spermaceti organ
  7. spermaceti organs
  8. spermaceti whale
  9. spermaceti whales
  10. spermadhesin
  11. spermadhesins

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