What Does Physeter Mean?

What Does Physeter Mean?

The sperm whale or cachalot is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator. It is the only living member of the genus Physeter and one of three extant species in the sperm whale family, along with the pygmy sperm whale and dwarf sperm whale of the genus Kogia.

What does physeter mean in english?

: the type genus of the family Physeteridae comprising the sperm whales.

What does Macrocephalus mean?

Macrocephaly refers to an overly large head. It's often a symptom of complications or conditions in the brain. There's a standard used to define macrocephaly: The circumference of a person's head is more than two standard deviations above average for their age.

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