noun
pygmy sperm whale
A small whale species (Kogia breviceps).
コマッコウは小型のマッコウクジラの仲間です。
The pygmy sperm whale is a small relative of the sperm whale.
The much larger sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus).
The name コマッコウ (小抹香) literally means 'small 抹香 (powdered incense)', referring to the spermaceti organ also found in the larger sperm whale (マッコウクジラ). The exact derivation of 抹香 for sperm whales is uncertain.