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P / phȳsēter
noun

phȳsēter

gen. phȳsētēris · gender masculine · decl. 3rd
A blow-pipe; blowing-tube
A blow-pipe, blowing-tube, Pelag. Vet. fin.—
a large species of whale; a cachalot; spermaceti whale by extension
Transf., a large species of whale, a cachalot, spermaceti whale, Plin. 9, 4, 3, § 8; Sen. Hippol. 1030.
Perseus ID: n36216 Key: physeter