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Cetacea
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Cetacea has 1 sense
- cetacea(n = noun.animal) order cetacea - an order of Eutheria; Array is a kind of animal order
is a member of eutheria, subclass eutheria
Derived forms adjective cetacean1, adjective cetaceous1
CIDE DICTIONARY
Cetacea, n. pl. [NL., from L. cetus whale, Gr. .].
An order of marine mammals, including the whales. Like ordinary mammals they breathe by means of lungs, and bring forth living young which they suckle for some time. The anterior limbs are changed to paddles; the tail flukes are horizontal. There are two living suborders: [1913 Webster]
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