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Definition of Cetacean
1. Noun. Large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals.
Generic synonyms: Aquatic Mammal
Group relationships: Cetacea, Order Cetacea, Pod
Specialized synonyms: Whale
Terms within: Fluke, Blowhole
2. Adjective. Of or relating to whales and dolphins etc.
Definition of Cetacean
1. n. One of the Cetacea.
Definition of Cetacean
1. Adjective. Pertaining to the zoologic order Cetacea, or associated with species falling under that taxonomic hierarchy. ¹
2. Adjective. More generally, relating to large aquatic mammals, either directly or by analogy. ¹
3. Noun. An animal belonging to the order Cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cetacean
1. an aquatic mammal [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cetacean
Literary usage of Cetacean
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of (1864)
"It was not difficult to see that it was part of the vertebral column of a cetacean,
and that it had undergone considerable abrasion. ..."
2. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1906)
"Although comparatively large collections illustrating the development of the
cetacean fore-limb have been made by several investigators, especially by ..."
3. A Manual of Elementary Geology: Or, The Ancient Changes of the Earth and Its by Charles Lyell (1857)
"... and Asia— Their wide extent; referable to the Middle Eocene period—Eocene
strata in the United States—Section at Claiborne, Alabama—Colossal cetacean— ..."
4. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1884)
"GRAMPUS, cetacean, VIII. 147; XVI. 582, 1 a. G. orea, VIII. 147,1 b (ill.), &c.
GRAN [grim], county of Hungary, VIII. 147. City, 2 b. ..."
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