"parmacety" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Variant form of spermaceti. Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} parmacety (plural not attested)
  1. (obsolete) Spermaceti. Tags: no-plural, obsolete Categories (lifeform): Whales
    Sense id: en-parmacety-en-noun-nLp5q3Gw Disambiguation of Whales: 87 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns with unattested plurals, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English nouns with unattested plurals: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. (obsolete) A sperm whale. Tags: no-plural, obsolete
    Sense id: en-parmacety-en-noun-KyocGaiq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: parmacetty, parmaceti

Alternative forms

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