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