φυσητήρας — meaning in English
fysitiras
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English meaning
Senses
φυσητήρας is used for these senses in English:
- bellows A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to alter its volume which has an outlet or outlets where one wishes to blow air.
- blowhole (marine biology) The spiracle, on the top of the head, through which cetaceans breathe.
- sperm whale A whale (Physeter macrocephalus), the largest of the toothed whales.
bellows — full definition
- noun A hand-operated device that pumps a blast of air when squeezed, used to fan a fire or power an instrument like an accordion.
- noun Informally, the lungs.
blowhole — full definition
- noun The nostril-like opening on top of a whale or dolphin's head, used for breathing.
- noun A vent that lets built-up gas, steam, or hot air escape.
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