PHYSETER - Definition

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	Definition:	[n] type genus of the Physeteridae

	Synonyms:	genus Physeter

	See Also:	black whale, cachalot, family Physeteridae, mammal genus, Physeter catodon, Physeteridae, sperm whale

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Phy*se"ter\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to blow: cf. F. phys['e]t[`e]re.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) The genus that includes the sperm whale. 2. A filtering machine operated by air pressure.