Physeteridae

Translingual

Etymology

Physeter +‎ -idae

Ancient Greek φυσητήρ (phusētḗr, “blowpipe”)

Proper noun

Physeteridae

A taxonomic family within the order Cetacea – the sperm whales.

Hypernyms

(family): 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

Translations

taxonomic family

Greek: φυσητηρίδες f pl (fysitirídes)

Swahili: familia ya nyangumi-spemaseti

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