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cetacean

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Main Entry: ce·ta·cean
Pronunciation: \si-ˈtā-shən\
Function: noun
Etymology: ultimately from Latin cetus whale, from Greek kētos
Date: 1835

: any of an order (Cetacea) of aquatic mostly marine mammals that includes the whales, dolphins, porpoises, and related forms and that have a torpedo-shaped nearly hairless body, paddle-shaped forelimbs but no hind limbs, one or two nares opening externally at the top of the head, and a horizontally flattened tail used for locomotion

cetacean adjective

ce·ta·ceous \-shəs\ adjective


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