Assertion: sperm whale | /r/Synonym | common cachalot
Facets:
value: historically
type: TEMPORAL
value: quite
type: DEGREE
value: in older times
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: In older times, sperm whales were known as common cachalot, which was an old French word for "tooth".
text: They have also be seen occasionally near coastlines in the Gulf of Mexico, where they were once quite common.
text: Historically the Sperm whale has also been known as the Common Cachalot.
text: Historically, the sperm whale was also known as the common cachalot; "cachalot" is derived from an archaic French word for "tooth".
text: Although historically known as the common cachalot, the sperm whale gets its name from the waxy-liquid substance found in its head, that is used in candles, soap and cosmetics by humans.
text: Although historically known as the common cachalot, the sperm whale gets it's name from the waxy-liquid substance found in it's head, that is used in candles, soap and cosmetics by humans.