GIANT BOTTLE NOSED WHALE
\d͡ʒˈa͡ɪənt bˈɒtə͡l nˈə͡ʊzd wˈe͡ɪl], \dʒˈaɪənt bˈɒtəl nˈəʊzd wˈeɪl], \dʒ_ˈaɪ_ə_n_t b_ˈɒ_t_əl n_ˈəʊ_z_d w_ˈeɪ_l]\
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Large marine mammals of the order Cetacea. In the past, they were commercially valued for whale oil, for their flesh as human food and in animal feed and fertilizer, and for baleen. The sperm whale produces AMBERGRIS, an intestinal secretion used in perfumery. (From Webster, 3d ed)
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