Cetacean — Ce*ta cean, n. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Cetacea. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cetacean — (n.) 1836, from CETACEA (Cf. Cetacea), name of the order of marine mammals … Etymology dictionary
cetacean — Zoology ► NOUN ▪ a marine mammal of an order including whales and dolphins. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to cetaceans. ORIGIN from Greek k tos whale … English terms dictionary
cetacean — [sə tā′shəssə tā′shən] n. [< ModL < L cetus, large sea animal, whale < Gr kētos + ACE(A) + AN] in some systems of classification, any of an order (Cetacea) of nearly hairless, fishlike water mammals, lacking external hind limbs, but… … English World dictionary
cetacean — cetaceous, adj. /si tay sheuhn/, adj. 1. belonging to the Cetacea, an order of aquatic, chiefly marine mammals, including the whales and dolphins. n. 2. a cetacean mammal. [1830 40; < NL Cetace(a) name of the order (see CET , ACEA) + AN] * * *… … Universalium
cetacean — ce•ta•cean [[t]sɪˈteɪ ʃən[/t]] adj. 1) mam belonging to the Cetacea, an order of aquatic, chiefly marine mammals, including the whales and dolphins 2) mam a cetacean mammal • Etymology: 1830–40; < NL Cetace(a) (Lcēt(us)whale, cetacean (<… … From formal English to slang
cetacean — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
cetacean — ce|tac|ean [sıˈteıʃən] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Latin; Origin: cetus whale , from Greek ketos] technical a ↑mammal that lives in the sea, such as a ↑whale >cetacean adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
cetacean — noun (C) technical a mammal (=an animal which feeds its babies on milk) that lives in the sea, such as a whale cetacean adjective … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cetacean — /səˈteɪʃən / (say suh tayshuhn) adjective 1. belonging to the Cetacea, an order of aquatic, chiefly marine, mammals, including the whales, dolphins, porpoises, etc. –noun 2. a cetacean mammal. {New Latin Cetācea, plural (see cet , acea) + an}… …
