'Physeter' definitions:
Definition of 'Physeter'
From: WordNet
noun
Type genus of the Physeteridae [syn: Physeter, genus Physeter]
Definition of 'Physeter'
From: GCIDE
- Physeter \Phy*se"ter\ (f[imac]*s[=e]"t[~e]r), n. [L., fr. Gr. fyshth`r, fr. fysa^n to blow: cf. F. phys['e]t[`e]re.] [capitalized]
- 1. (Zool.) The genus that includes the sperm whale ({Physeter macrocephalus}). [1913 Webster]
- 2. A filtering machine operated by air pressure. [1913 Webster]