Meanings
nounpygmy sperm whale (plural pygmy sperm whales)
plural pygmy sperm whales
- One of the two small whales in the sperm whale superfamily (Kogia breviceps).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsmall sperm whale of warm waters of both coasts of North America
Similar
Kogia breviceps
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 小抹香鯨 /小抹香鲸
- 小抹香鯨 /小抹香鲸 (xiǎomǒxiāngjīng)whale in the sperm whale family
Finnish kääpiökaskelotti
- kääpiökaskelottiwhale in the sperm whale family
Polish kogia krótkogłowa
- kogia krótkogłowawhale in the sperm whale family
Russian ка́рликовый кашало́т, ма́лый кашало́т
- ка́рликовый кашало́т (kárlikovyj kašalót)whale in the sperm whale family
- ма́лый кашало́т (mályj kašalót)whale in the sperm whale family
- кашало́т-пигме́й (kašalót-pigméj)whale in the sperm whale family
Spanish cachalote pigmeo
- cachalote pigmeowhale in the sperm whale family
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APA
pygmy sperm whale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pygmy%20sperm%20whale
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“pygmy sperm whale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pygmy%20sperm%20whale. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pygmy sperm whale,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pygmy%20sperm%20whale.
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