potvis
Dutch
Alternative forms
- potvisch (obsolete)
Etymology
Compound of pot (“pot”) + vis (“fish”). The part pot refers to the sperm whale's blunt head due to its melon and spermaceti organ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔtfɪs/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: pot‧vis
Noun
potvis m (plural potvissen, diminutive potvisje n)
- sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus
- sperm whale, any member of the family Physeteridae, including the above and several prehistoric species
Derived terms
- dwergpotvis
- potvisachtige
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