Definition of CETACEAN

cetacean

Meanings

Plural: cetaceans

Noun

  • large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
  • An animal belonging to the infraorder Cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales.

Adjective

  • of or relating to whales and dolphins etc

Adj

  • Pertaining to the zoologic infraorder Cetacea, or associated with species falling under that taxonomic hierarchy.
  • Resembling or relating to large aquatic mammals.

Origin / Etymology

From translingual Cetacea, from Latin cētus (“whale”), + -an.

Synonyms

blower, cetacean mammal, cetaceous

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