fīˈsēd.ə(r) noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, sperm whale, from Greek physētēr bellows, blowhole of a whale, sperm whale; akin to Greek physa bellows
: the type genus of the family Physeteridae comprising the sperm whales
fīˈsēd.ə(r) noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, sperm whale, from Greek physētēr bellows, blowhole of a whale, sperm whale; akin to Greek physa bellows
: the type genus of the family Physeteridae comprising the sperm whales
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012