Many people know organisms only by the common names, or "vernacular" names. Unlike scientific names, common names are almost always different for speakers of different languages. They may also vary regionally within a language. This tab shows all the common names provided to EOL for this organism from a variety of providers, including EOL curators. Currently we can only set one preferred common name per language on a given EOL page, but all the names should be searchable.
Common names listed by language
marks the preferred name for each language.
English
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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Cachalot
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South African Vertebrates
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Unknown
|
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Cachelot
|
BibAlex LifeDesk, IUCN Red List, uBio
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Trusted
|
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Chocolate Whale
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
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Trusted
|
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Pot Whale
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BibAlex LifeDesk, IUCN Red List, uBio
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Trusted
|
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Sperm Whale
|
Cyndy Parr, Animal Diversity Web Descriptions, BibAlex LifeDesk, Conabio, IUCN Red List, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), Mammalia, MarLIN resource, Monthly ARKive text import , NCBI Taxonomy, NatureServe resource, South African Vertebrates, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, Taxonomic Hierarchy of COL-China 2012, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
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Trusted
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Spermacet Whale
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BibAlex LifeDesk, IUCN Red List, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
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Trusted
|
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Trompe Whale
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World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
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Trusted
|
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Trumpo
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World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
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Trusted
|
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Trumpo (bermuda)
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uBio
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Unknown
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Afrikaans
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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Potvis
|
South African Vertebrates, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
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Trusted
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Albanian
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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Kashalot
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Arabic
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
anbar
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
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حوت العنبر
|
BibAlex LifeDesk
|
Trusted
|
Catalan
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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Catxalot
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Chinese
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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抹香鲸
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Taxonomic Hierarchy of COL-China 2012
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Trusted
|
Chinese (Simplified)
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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抹香鲸
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Mammalia
|
Trusted
|
Croatian
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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Ulješura
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Czech
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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vorvan tuponocý
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
|
Vorvann tuponocy’
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
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vorvaň obrovský
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
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vorvaň tuponosý
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Danish
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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Kaskelot
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
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Spermacethval
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Unknown, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
Dutch
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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Kaizilot
|
Unknown, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
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Pottvis
|
uBio
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Unknown
|
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Pottvisch
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
|
Pottwisch
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
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Potvis
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
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potvisch
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
French
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
Cachalot
|
IUCN Red List, South African Vertebrates, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Cachalot de la Nouvelle Angleterre
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
|
cachalot à dents en faucille
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
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cachalot à dents pointues
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Cachalot á dents en faucille
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
|
Cachalot á dents pointues
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
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Cachelot
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
|
grand cachalot
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
|
Petit cachalot
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
Georgian
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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Chigat
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
German
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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Pottfisch
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Pottwal
|
South African Vertebrates, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
Greek
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
fysitiras
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
|
Φυσητήρας
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Hebrew
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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roshtan
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Icelandic
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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burhvalur
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
|
búrhvalur
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
|
tweld-hval
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Indonesian
Italian
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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Capidoglio
|
Unknown, uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Capodoglio
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
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cascialotto
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
fisetere
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
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organante
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
Japanese
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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makko kujira
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
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Makko-kujira
|
Unknown, uBio
|
Trusted
|
Kalaallisut
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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Kegutilik
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
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Kigitulik
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Kanuri
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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Koiapchak
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
Korean
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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hyang-gorae
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Lithuanian
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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Kašalotas
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Malagasy
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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trozona amam-taimbo
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
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trozona be loha
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Maltese
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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Gabdoll
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Norwegian
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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Bardhvalir
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
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bardhvalur
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
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Burdhvalir
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
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Burdhvalur
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
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burr-hval
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Buur-hval
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
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Huns-hval
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
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Kascelot
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
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Kaskelot
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
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knobbe-herre
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
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Kobbe-Herre
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
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Potfisk
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
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Pottfisk
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
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Qval
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
|
Spermhval
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
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Storhufd
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Sue-hval
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Trold-hval
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
Polish
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
Olbrotowick
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
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potwal olbrotowiec
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Portuguese
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
Cachalote
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Russian
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
Bolshoi plavun
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Bolshoi plevun
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
|
Kashalot
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Spermatsetovyi
|
uBio
|
Unknown
|
|
spermatsetovyi kit
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Wolkmorskoi
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
|
Кашалот
|
Дмитрий Козьяков
|
Trusted
|
Sindhi
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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bahran
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Slovenian
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
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kit glavač
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Spanish
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
Ballena esperma
|
IUCN Red List, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
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Cachalote
|
Conabio, IUCN Red List, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
Swedish
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
Pottfisk
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio
|
Trusted
|
Thai
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
plawan huathui
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Turkish
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
Ispermecet balinasi
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
|
ispermecet balinası
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
|
ispermeçet
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
|
Kasalot
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
|
kaşalot
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Ukrainian
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
Кашалот
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
Welsh
| Name |
Sources |
Status |
|
morfil sberm
|
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
|
Trusted
|
