physeter Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun type genus of the Physeteridae
    genus Physeter.

WordNet

Phy*se"ter noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr. , fr. to blow: cf. F. physétère.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) The genus that includes the sperm whale.
  2. A filtering machine operated by air pressure.

Webster 1913