본문 바로가기
상식+

향고래 (Sperm whale) 이름의 유래

by 은빛의계절 2023. 5. 24.
728x90
반응형
BIG

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/sperm-whale

 

Sperm Whale

Learn more about sperm whales and what NOAA Fisheries is doing to best conserve the species.

www.fisheries.noaa.gov

향고래 이름의 유래 

 

They are named after the waxy substance—spermaceti—found in their heads. The spermaceti is an oil sac that helps the whales focus sound. Spermaceti was used in oil lamps, lubricants, and candles. Sperm whales were a primary target of the commercial whaling industry from 1800 to 1987, which nearly decimated all sperm whale populations

 

이 이름은 처음에 이 물질이 고래의 생식 액체라고 잘못 생각한 18세기의 고래잡이들에 의해 붙여졌습니다. 스페르마세티는 그리스어에서 "씨앗"을 의미하는 'sperma'와 'ceti'라는 단어를 결합한 것으로, 'ceti'는 '고래'를 의미합니다. 따라서 스페르마세티는 글자 그대로 해석하면 '고래의 씨앗'이라는 의미입니다.

728x90
반응형
LIST