Word: spermaceti
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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They can dive to crushing depths of half a mile or more, deeper than any other air-breathing mammal. These descendants of Moby Dick are still relentlessly hunted for the waxy spermaceti and exceptionally fine oil found in their square snouts, and for an intestinal secretion called ambergris, used in making perfume. They have become an endangered species...
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