CACHALOT
\kˈat͡ʃɐlˌɒt], \kˈatʃɐlˌɒt], \k_ˈa_tʃ_ɐ_l_ˌɒ_t]\
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large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris
By Princeton University
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).