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    GENUS PHYSETER

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the Physeteridaeplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Physeter; Physeter

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("genus Physeter" is a kind of...):

    mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Physeter"):

    black whale; cachalot; Physeter catodon; sperm whale (large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris)

    Holonyms ("genus Physeter" is a member of...):

    family Physeteridae; Physeteridae (sperm whales)

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