cetacean

adjective · nounB1

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more cetacean

Superlative

most cetacean

1.
Pertaining to the zoologic infraorder Cetacea, or associated with species falling under that taxonomic hierarchy.
The poached blubber was definitely cetacean in origin, but the particular species could not be identified.
2.
(broadly, figuratively, sometimes)(by extension, sometimes figurative) Resembling or relating to large aquatic mammals.
The obese woman, ungainly on land, moved with a kind of cetacean grace in the water.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

cetaceans

1.
A marine mammal belonging to the infraorder Cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales, characterized by a streamlined body, one or two blowholes, tail flukes, and fin-like forelimbs without hind limbs.
The tour promised spiritual experiences with humpback whales and other cetaceans, but all we saw were seagulls and a dead sea otter.
Đồng nghĩa: whale[Appendix:Glossary

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Đồng nghĩa

cetaceousbelonging to infraorder Cetacea cetaceous

Cùng gốc / liên quan

cetologynoncetaceancetologist

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Nguồn gốc từ

thumb|Humpback whale From Cetacea, from Latin cētus (whale), + -an.