 The scientific genus name Physeter comes from Greek physētēr ( φυσητήρ ) , meaning " blowpipe , blowhole ( of a whale ) " , or – as a pars pro toto – " whale " . The specific name macrocephalus is Latinized from the Greek makrokephalos ( μακροκέφαλος , meaning " big @-@ headed " ) , from makros ( μακρός , " large " ) + kefalos ( κέφαλος , " head " ) . 
