spermaceti was named after the italian pasta shape; a folder durham wheat shell with a tail.
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janNatan@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
It’s short for spermaceti whale.
Spermaceti is the name of the oil they produce for buoyancy/echolocation. Why is it called that? Because it was originally thought to be whale semen. Yes, really.
skeezix@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
Since it translates to “sperm head” I think it’s the other way around
SillyDude@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
I wonder if they were either disappointed or relieved when they found out it wasn’t cum.