Physeteridae (Noun)
Meaning
Sperm whales.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The physeteridae family consists of only three species: the sperm whale, the dwarf sperm whale, and the pygmy sperm whale.
- Physeteridae is a distinct family of toothed cetaceans that includes the largest toothed animal on Earth, the sperm whale.
- Sperm whales belong to the family physeteridae and are characterized by their massive heads and distinctive rounded foreheads.
- Scientists have identified several fossil species that are attributed to the physeteridae family, including those of the Livyatan melvillei, an extinct sperm whale relative.
- The family physeteridae is also sometimes referred to as the sperm whale family, due to the fact that the sperm whale is by far the largest and most well-known member of this group.