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cetacean

ce·ta·cean

UK/sɪˈteɪʃən/ US/siˈteɪʃʌn/ uncommon

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of or relating to whales and dolphins etc

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1.

large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals

Origin

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

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