phȳsēter, ēris, m., = φυσητήρ.
I A blow-pipe , blowing-tube , Pelag. Vet. fin. —
II Transf., a large species of whale , a cachalot , spermaceti whale , Plin. 9, 4, 3, § 8; Sen. Hippol. 1030.
·noun The genus that includes the sperm whale. II. Physeter ·noun A filtering machine operated by a...
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