sperm whales head
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- characteristic
- dense tendinous wall
- description
- The massive, tissue-infiltrated head of a Sperm Whale, which, when partially emptied of its lighter contents, becomes dense and heavy, posing a unique challenge during Tashtego's fall.
- primary_function
- battering-ram
- specific_gravity
- greater than sea water
- state_when_fall
- nearly emptied of lighter contents
- structural_feature
- boneless mass with tough envelope
Relationships
- possessesBattering-Ram Power
- description
- The text investigates the formidable battering-ram power that is believed to be inherent in the compacted front of the Sperm Whale's head.
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- unexaggerated, intelligent estimate of whatever battering-ram power may be lodged there.
- has_featureSpout Hole
- description
- The Sperm Whale's head features a spout hole, which serves as its external 'nose' and is located on the top of its head.
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- what nose he has—his spout hole—is on the top of his head;
- is_wrapped_byBlubber
- description
- Similar to how it covers the body, blubber wraps the Sperm Whale's head, providing a protective, boneless, and tough envelope.
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- the blubber wraps the body of the whale, as the rind wraps an orange.
- hypothesized_to_containMystical Lung-Celled Honeycombs
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- It is hypothetically suggested that the unique interior of the Sperm Whale's head might contain mystical lung-celled honeycombs connected to the outer air.
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- those mystical lung-celled honeycombs there may possibly have some hitherto unknown and unsuspected connexion with the outer air, so as to be susceptible to atmospheric distension and contraction.
- can_be_divided_intoQuoin (nautical mathematics)
- description
- The Sperm Whale's head can be conceptually divided into two 'quoins' on an inclined plane, a term from nautical mathematics.
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- divide it into two quoins,
- containsJunk (Sperm Whale anatomy)
- description
- The lower subdivided part of the Sperm Whale's head is called the 'junk', which is an immense honeycomb of oil.
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- The lower subdivided part, called the junk, is one immense honeycomb of oil, formed by the crossing and recrossing, into ten thousand infiltrated cells, of tough elastic white fibres throughout its whole extent.
- containsCase (Sperm Whale anatomy)
- description
- The upper part of the Sperm Whale's head is known as the 'Case', which is compared to the Great Heidelburgh Tun.
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- The upper part, known as the Case, may be regarded as the great Heidelburgh Tun of the Sperm Whale.
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- 2026-03-02T00:02:04.025Z
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- same_as01KJNXM8RRTTKNT19E81CVEEPW
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- 0.95
- detected_at
- 2026-03-02T00:04:34.623Z
- detected_by
- kg-dedupe-resolver
- reasoning
- The candidate has the exact same label 'sperm whales head' and a highly compatible type ('whale_part' vs 'whale_anatomy') as the source entity. There is no conflicting information.
- has_partDense Tendinous Wall of the Well
- description
- The interior of the Sperm Whale's head, referred to as the 'well,' contains a heavy, dense tendinous wall.
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- leaving little but the dense tendinous wall of the well
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- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:08:18.396Z
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