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Physeteridae

noun

sperm whales

• Syn: ↑family Physeteridae

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Odontoceti, ↑suborder Odontoceti

• Member Meronyms: ↑Physeter, ↑genus Physeter, ↑Kogia, ↑genus Kogia

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\\ˌfisəˈterəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Physeter, type genus + -idae

: a family of whales that includes the sperm whales, pygmy sperm whale, various related extinct forms, and formerly also the beaked whales — compare physeteroidea

Useful english dictionary. 2012.