Definition of cetacean Cetacean
/sɪtejˈʃʌn/ - [siteyshun] - ce•ta•cean
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What does cetacean mean?
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NounPlural: cetaceans |
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| cetacean - large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals | ||
| cetacean mammal, blower | ||
| aquatic mammal whales and dolphins; manatees and dugongs; walruses; seals | ||
| cetacea, order cetacea an order of Eutheria | ||
| pod a detachable container of fuel on an airplane | ||
| whale any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head | ||
| fluke parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host | ||
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| cetacean - of or relating to whales and dolphins etc | ||
| cetaceous | ||
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Wiktionary 
- cetacean (Noun)
An animal belonging to the order Cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales. - cetacean (Adjective)
Pertaining to the zoologic order Cetacea, or associated with species falling under that taxonomic hierarchy. - cetacean (Adjective)
More generally, relating to large aquatic mammals, either directly or by analogy.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cetacean (n.)
One of the Cetacea.
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cetacean
Order of aquatic mammals, including the whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
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🔤- cetacean, noun, singular of cetaceans.
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