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cetacean
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun cetacean has 1 sense
- cetacean(n = noun.animal) blower, cetacean mammal - large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals; Array is a kind of aquatic mammal
is a member of cetacea, order cetacea, pod
has particulars: whale
has parts: fluke, blowhole
Derived form adjective cetacean1
Adjective cetacean has 1 sense
- cetacean(a = adj.pert) cetaceous - of or relating to whales and dolphins etc; Array Derived forms noun cetacea1, noun cetacean1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cetacean, n. & adj.
--n. any marine mammal of the order Cetacea with streamlined hairless body and dorsal blowhole for breathing, including whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
--adj. of cetaceans.
--n. any marine mammal of the order Cetacea with streamlined hairless body and dorsal blowhole for breathing, including whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
--adj. of cetaceans.
Derivative
cetaceous adj.
Etymology
mod.L Cetacea f. L cetus f. Gk ketos whale
THESAURUS
cetacean
Loch Ness monster, alevin, baleen whale, beluga, benthon, benthos, blackfish, blue whale, cachalot, dolphin, finback, fingerling, fish, fry, game fish, grilse, humpback, killer, killer whale, kipper, man-eater, man-eating shark, marine animal, minnow, minny, narwhal, nekton, panfish, plankton, porpoise, salmon, sea monster, sea pig, sea serpent, sea snake, shark, smolt, sperm whale, sponge, sulfur-bottom whale, tropical fish, whale
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