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nounwaxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfumetype of:
Definition that contains ambergris
- black whale large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris
- physeter catodon large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris
- sperm whale large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris
- cachalot large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris