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Etimologie

Din latină modernă Cētācea < latină cētus („balenă”).

Pronunție

  • AFI: /sɪ'teɪʃən/


Adjectiv

cetacean (comp. more cetacean, sup. most cetacean)

  1. care ține de cetacee
    The poached blubber was definitely cetacean in origin, but the particular species could not be identified.

Sinonime


Substantiv

cetacean, pl. cetaceans

  1. (zool.) cetaceu
    The tour promised spiritual experiences with humpback whales and other cetaceans, but all we saw were seagulls and a dead sea otter.

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