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Meaning of "cachalot" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CACHALOT

From French, from Portuguese, cachalote, of unknown origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CACHALOT

cachalot  [ˈkæʃəˌlɒt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CACHALOT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cachalot is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CACHALOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cachalot

Sperm whale

The sperm whale, or cachalot, is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator. It is the only living member of genus Physeter, and one of three extant species in the sperm whale family, along with the pygmy sperm whale and dwarf sperm whale of the genus Kogia. Mature males average at 16 metres in length but some may reach 20.5 metres, with the head representing up to one-third of the animal's length. The sperm whale feeds primarily on squid. Plunging to 2,250 metres for prey, it is the second deepest diving mammal, following only the Cuvier's beaked whale. The sperm whale's clicking vocalization, a form of echolocation and communication, may be as loud as 230 decibels underwater, making it the loudest sound produced by any animal. It has the largest brain of any animal on Earth, more than five times heavier than a human's. Sperm whales can live for more than 60 years. The sperm whale can be found anywhere in the open ocean. Females and young males live together in groups while mature males live solitary lives outside of the mating season. The females cooperate to protect and nurse their young.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CACHALOT


backlot
ˈbækˌlɒt
Bamelot
ˈbɑːməˌlɒt
Camelot
ˈkæmɪˌlɒt
drylot
ˈdraɪˌlɒt
eschalot
ˈɛʃəˌlɒt
feedlot
ˈfiːdˌlɒt
melilot
ˈmɛlɪˌlɒt
ocelot
ˈɒsɪˌlɒt
Oflot
ˈɒfˌlɒt
sandlot
ˈsændˌlɒt
sublot
ˈsʌbˌlɒt
wastelot
ˈweɪstˌlɒt
woodlot
ˈwʊdˌlɒt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CACHALOT

cacao butter
cacciatora
cacciatore
cachaemia
cachaemic
cache
cache memory
cachectic
cachectical
cachepot
cachet
cachexia
cachexic
cachexy
cachinnate
cachinnation
cachinnatory
cacholong
cachou
cachucha

WORDS THAT END LIKE CACHALOT

a bad lot
airline pilot
allot
autopilot
ballot
blot
clot
complot
Lancelot
maillot
Merlot
parking lot
pilot
plot
shalot
slot
the lot
time slot
vacant lot
zealot

Synonyms and antonyms of cachalot in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cachalot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CACHALOT

Find out the translation of cachalot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cachalot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cachalot» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

抹香鲸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cachalot
570 millions of speakers

English

cachalot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cachalot
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

cachalot
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кашалот
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cachalot
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তিমিবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cachalot
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cachalot
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

cachalot
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マッコウクジラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cachalot
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cachalot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cá kềnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cachalot
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कच्लोट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ispermeçet balinası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

capodoglio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cachalot
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кашалот
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cașalot
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Cachalot
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

potvis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cachalot
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cachalot
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cachalot

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CACHALOT»

The term «cachalot» is regularly used and occupies the 64.845 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CACHALOT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cachalot

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CACHALOT»

Discover the use of cachalot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cachalot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cachalot
Humans on Cachalot were strictly confined to a few islands and the floating towns, prospering from the wealth of its sea.
Alan Dean Foster, 2013
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The Cruise of the Cachalot: The Story of a New Bedford Whaler
RUDYARD KIPLING The Cruise of the Cachalot is the story of a ship a South Sea whaler and the men who sailed on her.
Frank T. Bullen, 2008
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The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm ...
to carry the war into the enemy's country, since all is fish that comes to his net, and a shark fifteen feet in length has been found in the stomach of a cachalot. The only exception he seems to make is in the case of man. Instances have several ...
Frank T. Bullen, 2007
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The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine: Or, Compleat Cabinet of ...
BLACK. BLUNT-NOSED. CACHALOT. 1 HE Cachalots were generally described by the name of Spermaceti Whales ; till Pennant very properly distinguished them , by borrowing the present name from the French. The Cachalot, which has ...
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Melville "Among the Nations": Proceedings of an ...
The presence of French is significant too in the tentative definition or classification established in chapter 32, "Cetology," between the Sperm Whale and the Right Whale — the Sperm Whale being "the present Cachalot of the French" and the ...
Sanford E. Marovitz, Athanasios C. Christodoulou, 2001
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The Cruise of the Cachalot (Webster's Japanese Thesaurus ...
This edition is written in English. However, there is a running Japanese thesaurus at the bottom of each page for the more difficult English words highlighted in the text. There are many editions of The Cruise of the Cachalot.
Frank T. Bullen, Inc Icon Group International, 2010
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The Cruise of the Cachalot
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Bullen Thomas, 2009
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Regnum Animale in Classes IX Distributum
Genre du Cachalot. 4. Le Petit Cachalot. 5 . Le Cachalot ï dents pointues. 6. Le Cachalot à dents en faucilï les. 7. Le Cachalot à dents plattes*. ORDRE III. III. Genre du NarhvaU l. Le Narhval. ORDRE IV. I V. Genre du Daupliitti 1. Le Dauphin. a ...
Mathurin-Jacques Brisson, 1756
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HMS Cachalot
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! HMS Cachalot (N83) was the one of the six ship class of Grampus-class mine-laying submarine of the Royal Navy. She was built at Scotts, Greenock and launched 2 December 1937.
Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2010
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Hms Cachalot
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! HMS Cachalot (S06) was a Porpoise-class submarine. Her keel was laid down on 1 August 1955 by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company at Greenock.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CACHALOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cachalot is used in the context of the following news items.
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Storm Causes 4000 Power Outages In Falmouth
... that a similar pole fire occurred early this morning on Grasmere Drive, and there was a small brush fire off Palmer Avenue on Cachalot Lane. «CapeNews.net, Jun 15»
2
Dire, Devilish Deeds IV: Devaneum Arcineas II
The combat challenge awaiting would pit the PCs in celestial cachalot whale form versus dire sharks – at least the aquatic dimension should ... «NERD TREK, Jun 15»
3
Researchers Encounter Sperm Whale With Their ROV
The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), or cachalot, is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator. It is the only ... «Techaeris, Apr 15»
4
20 terms you should ACTUALLY ban for describing Hillary Clinton
“The present Cachalot of the French, and the Pottsfich of the Germans, and the Macrocephalus of the Long Words” This is not Hillary Clinton. «Washington Post, Mar 15»
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Another Carcass of Sperm Whale Washed Ashore
The giant sperm whale or Cachalot, is the largest of the toothed whale predators. The sperm whale is the only living member of genus Physeter, ... «The New Indian Express, Mar 15»
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Le nez, de Kim Nguyen, ou comment l'odorat mène le monde
... parfumeurs qui allongent le porte-feuille pour obtenir de l'ambre gris, une sécrétion intestinale du cachalot dont l'odeur, paraît-il, est divine. «VOIR.CA, Nov 14»
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Pollution: 1,5 million d'animaux victimes des déchets plastiques …
"Dans un cachalot, on a retrouvé des éléments de serre pour la culture des tomates, qui avaient été détruits lors d'une tempête et se sont ... «Sciences et Avenir, Oct 14»
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The Four Daphné Girls
The girls from faraway lands. The Pakistan Navy fortuitously purchased Ghazi, the almost new, ex-Cachalot of the Portuguese Navy, in 1975. «The Express Tribune, Aug 14»
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Boy Scouts brave cold for backpacking weekend
Pictured are the Boy Scouts as they are about to head up to Camp Cachalot. From left to right are: Robert Nakashian – Troop 32 Committee ... «Sippican Week, Mar 14»
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Southern Maryland home sales
Cachalot Ct., 6206-John R. and Susan M. Griffith to John C. Laney III, $292,000. Eagle Ct., 4451-Federal National Mortgage Association to ... «Washington Post, Feb 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Cachalot [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cachalot>. Apr 2024 ».
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