Meaning Of The Word Cetacean

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What's The Definition Of Cetacean?

cetacean
Cetaceans are animals such as whales, dolphins, and porpoises.

cetacean in American English
in some systems of classification, any of an order (Cetacea) of nearly hairless, fishlike water mammals, lacking external hind limbs, but having paddlelike forelimbs, including whales, porpoises, and dolphins
of the cetaceans
adjective: belonging to the Cetacea, an order of aquatic, chiefly marine mammals, including the whales and dolphins
noun: a cetacean mammal

cetacean in British English
adjective: of, relating to, or belonging to the Cetacea, an order of aquatic placental mammals having no hind limbs and a blowhole for breathing: includes toothed whales (dolphins, porpoises, etc) and whalebone whales (rorquals, right whales, etc)
noun: a whale

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