cetacean

Speech parts

1. cetacean - Noun

2. cetacean - Adjective

Meaning

One of the Cetacea.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cetaceous blower cetacean mammal eocene hercules salmon whale dolphin orca cetacea beluga whopper grampus mammal bellows
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Antonyms

elves

Hypernyms

aquatic mammal

Hyponyms

whale

Phrases with the word

sable cetacean coal-colored cetacean cetacean mammals small cetacean dark cetacean freshwater cetacean

Examples

Although it is the world's most endangered marine cetacean, the vaquita continues to be caught in small-mesh gillnet fisheries throughout much of its range. Source: Internet

And at least no one had mistaken my floundering form for a cetacean and alerted the Norwegian Whaling Fleet. Source: Internet

Fatma Ayancik et al, Three-dimensional scaling laws of cetacean propulsion characterize the hydrodynamic interplay of flukes' shape and kinematics, Journal of The Royal Society InterfaceDOI: 10.1098/rsif. Source: Internet

A 30-foot cetacean beached itself near the Brooklyn Army Terminal early on May 5 — and blew its last breath just a short time later. Source: Internet

Cetacean flukes are horizontal and move up and down, because cetacean spines bend the same way as in other mammals. Source: Internet

At it s time the megalodon was probably highest up in the food chain, preying upon many cetacean species, such as dolphins, small whales and other sharks. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cetaben cetacea cetaceamorphan cetacean dolphins cetacean mammal cetacean mammals