GREENLAND RIGHT WHALE
\ɡɹˈiːnlənd ɹˈa͡ɪt wˈe͡ɪl], \ɡɹˈiːnlənd ɹˈaɪt wˈeɪl], \ɡ_ɹ_ˈiː_n_l_ə_n_d ɹ_ˈaɪ_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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