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Adjective: cetacean  si'tey-shun
  1. Of or relating to whales and dolphins etc
    - cetaceous
Noun: cetacean  si'tey-shun
  1. Large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
    - cetacean mammal, blower

Derived forms: cetaceans

Type of: aquatic mammal

Part of: Cetacea, order Cetacea, pod

Encyclopedia: Cetacean