"sperm oil" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sperm oils [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sperm oil (countable and uncountable, plural sperm oils)
  1. Whale oil that is extracted from a sperm whale. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Whales Translations (oil): spermaseettiöljy (Finnish), olio di balena [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-sperm_oil-en-noun-EnlJRZ9j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Whaling

Inflected forms

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