PHYSETER
\fˈa͡ɪstə], \fˈaɪstə], \f_ˈaɪ_s_t_ə]\
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By Noah Webster.
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Large marine mammals of the order Cetacea. In the past, they were commercially valued for whale oil, for their flesh as human food and in animal feed and fertilizer, and for baleen. The sperm whale produces AMBERGRIS, an intestinal secretion used in perfumery. (From Webster, 3d ed)
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costotransverse
- Relating to ribs and transverse processes of the vertebrae articulating with them. Lying between ribs and transverse process of the vertebrae.