Physeter

See also: physeter

Translingual

sperm whale mother and child

Etymology

From Latin phȳsēter (“sperm whale”), from Ancient Greek φυσητήρ (phusētḗr).

Proper noun

Physeter m

A taxonomic genus within the family Physeteridae – the sperm whale.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Cetacea - order; Odontoceti - suborder; Physeteridae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Physeter catodon, syn. Physeter macrocephalus - sole accepted extant species

References

Sperm whale on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Physeter on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Physeter on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Physeter at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Physeter at World Register of Marine Species
Physeter in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
Physeter at AnimalBase

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