cetacean
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Definitions ofcetacean
- An animal belonging to the order Cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales.
Example: "The tour promised spiritual experiences with humpback whales and other cetaceans, but all we saw were seagulls and a dead sea otter."
- Pertaining to the zoologic order Cetacea, or associated with species falling under that taxonomic hierarchy.
Example: "The poached blubber was definitely cetacean in origin, but the particular species could not be identified."
- (by extension, sometimes figurative) Resembling or relating to large aquatic mammals.
Example: "The obese woman, ungainly on land, moved with a kind of cetacean grace in the water."
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