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PHYSETER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Physeteridae
Synonyms:
genus Physeter; Physeter
Classified under:
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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