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cachalots

/ˈkæʃəˌlɒts/ /ˈkæʃəˌloʊts/

Meanings
noun
The sperm whale.

Examples :

"The documentary showed a pod of cachalots diving deep into the ocean to hunt squid. "
animal ocean biology nature

Related Words

Illustration showed

showed verb

/ˈʃoʊd/

To display, to have somebody see (something).

"All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper."

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ocean noun

/ˈəʊ.ʃən/ /ˈoʊ.ʃən/

One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.

"The ocean separates the continents of Africa and South America. "

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documentary noun

/ˌdɒk.jəˈmɛn.tɹi/ /ˌdɑ.kjəˈmɛn.(tɚ.)ɹi/

A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.

"The documentary about the history of our school showed how it was founded and how it changed over time. "

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deep noun

/diːp/

(with "the") The deep part of a lake, sea, etc.

"creatures of the deep"

Illustration hunt

hunt noun

/hʌnt/

The act of hunting.

"The hunt for a parking space downtown was frustrating. "

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sperm noun

/spɜːm/ /spɜːɹm/

The reproductive cell or gamete of the male; a spermatozoon.

"The doctor examined the sperm sample to check for fertility issues. "

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pod noun

/ˈpɒd/ /ˈpɑd/

A seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers); a seedpod.

"The farmer carefully harvested the pods from the bean plants. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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diving verb

/ˈdaɪvɪŋ/

To swim under water.

"The children were diving into the pool after school. "

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into preposition

/ˈɪn.tuː/ /ˈɪn.tu/

To or towards the inside of.

"Mary danced into the house."

Illustration whale

whale noun

/weɪl/

Any of several species of large sea mammals of the infraorder Cetacea.

"The whale spouted water high into the air as it passed by the research ship. "

Illustration squid

squid noun

/skwɪd/

Any of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles

"The restaurant menu offered fried squid as an appetizer. "