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Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• Lemminary@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  In Spanish it’s called “cacholote”. I wonder if it’s related because it’s such an odd word since other whales are called “ballenas”.

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  • wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    It comes from Portuguese, it seems, meaning “big head” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cachalot

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    • Drewfro66@lemmygrad.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      It’s what they’re called in the DnD 3.5e Monster Manual as well

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