单词 | cetacean |
释义 | ce·ta·cean (sĭ-tāshən) n. Any of various marine mammals of the order Cetacea, including the whales, dolphins, and porpoises, having the general shape of a fish with forelimbs modified to form flippers, a tail with horizontal flukes, and one or two blowholes for breathing. [From New Latin Cētācea, order name, from Latin cētus, whale; see CETUS.] ce·tacean, ce·taceous (-shəs) adj. |
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