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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