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PHYSETER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Physeteridae

Synonyms:

genus Physeter; Physeter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "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 ("Physeter" is a member of...):

family Physeteridae; Physeteridae (sperm whales)

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