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Meaning of Cachalot | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈkaʃəlɒt

Definitions

The sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus.

Equivalents

العربية حوت العنبر
Français cachalot
Polski kaszalot
Svenska kaskelot
Українська кашалот

Examples

“A flexible rib cage facilitates the collapse of the lungs of a diving cachalot (a synonym derived from an old French word for tooth), so reducing the nitrogen uptake which is responsible for decompression sickness in diving humans, while high levels of haemoglobin in the blood and myoglobin in the skeletal muscles carry the oxygen required to sustain long periods between breaths.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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