Definition of physeter in English:

physeter

noun fʌɪˈsiːtə

Specifically. A toothed whale of the genus Physeter (family Physeteridae), which now includes only the sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus. Now only: (in form Physeter) the genus itself.

Origin

Late 16th century (in an earlier sense). From classical Latin phȳsētēr a kind of whale (Seneca, Pliny) from ancient Greek ϕυσητήρ instrument for blowing, in Hellenistic Greek also a kind of whale from ϕυσᾶν to blow + -τήρ, suffix forming agent nouns.

Definition of physeter in US English:

physeter

nounfʌɪˈsiːtə

Specifically. A toothed whale of the genus Physeter (family Physeteridae), which now includes only the sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus. Now only: (in form Physeter) the genus itself.

Origin

Late 16th century (in an earlier sense). From classical Latin phȳsētēr a kind of whale (Seneca, Pliny) from ancient Greek ϕυσητήρ instrument for blowing, in Hellenistic Greek also a kind of whale from ϕυσᾶν to blow + -τήρ, suffix forming agent nouns.

单词	physeter
释义	Definition of physeter in English: physeter noun fʌɪˈsiːtə Specifically. A toothed whale of the genus Physeter (family Physeteridae), which now includes only the sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus. Now only: (in form Physeter) the genus itself. Origin Late 16th century (in an earlier sense). From classical Latin phȳsētēr a kind of whale (Seneca, Pliny) from ancient Greek ϕυσητήρ instrument for blowing, in Hellenistic Greek also a kind of whale from ϕυσᾶν to blow + -τήρ, suffix forming agent nouns. Definition of physeter in US English: physeter nounfʌɪˈsiːtə Specifically. A toothed whale of the genus Physeter (family Physeteridae), which now includes only the sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus. Now only: (in form Physeter) the genus itself. Origin Late 16th century (in an earlier sense). From classical Latin phȳsētēr a kind of whale (Seneca, Pliny) from ancient Greek ϕυσητήρ instrument for blowing, in Hellenistic Greek also a kind of whale from ϕυσᾶν to blow + -τήρ, suffix forming agent nouns.
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