Physeter

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin phȳsēter (“sperm whale”), from Ancient Greek φυσητήρ (phusētḗr, “blowpipe”). === Proper noun === Physeter m A taxonomic genus within the family Physeteridae – 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; Artiodactyla – order; Cetacea – infraorder; Neoceti – clade; Odontoceti – parvorder; Physeteridae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Physeter macrocephalus – sole accepted extant species === References === Sperm whale on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Physeter on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category: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[1] at Bucknell. Physeter at AnimalBase