GOOSE BEAKED WHALE
\ɡˈuːs bˈiːkt wˈe͡ɪl], \ɡˈuːs bˈiːkt wˈeɪl], \ɡ_ˈuː_s b_ˈiː_k_t w_ˈeɪ_l]\
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Large marine mammals of the order Cetacea. In the past, they were commercially valued for whale oil, for their flesh as human food and in animal feed and fertilizer, and for baleen. The sperm whale produces AMBERGRIS, an intestinal secretion used in perfumery. (From Webster, 3d ed)
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