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Webster 1913 Edition
Physeter
Phy-se′ter
(fī-sē′tẽr)
, Noun.
[L., fr. Gr.
φυσητήρ
, fr. φυσᾶν
to blow: cf. F. physétère
.] [capitalized]
1.
(Zool.)
The genus that includes the sperm whale (
Physeter macrocephalus
). 2.
A filtering machine operated by air pressure.