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Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
it’s called “kaskelothval” in danish
kastelot supposedly means “oil-filled head”
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Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
it’s called “kaskelothval” in danish
kastelot supposedly means “oil-filled head”
Lemminary@lemmy.world 3 weeks 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”.
wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
It comes from Portuguese, it seems, meaning “big head” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cachalot
Drewfro66@lemmygrad.ml 2 weeks ago
It’s what they’re called in the DnD 3.5e Monster Manual as well