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单词 cetacean
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cetacean


ce·ta·cean

C0218600 (sĭ-tā′shən)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·ta′cean, ce·ta′ceous (-shəs) adj.

cetacean

(sɪˈteɪʃən) adj (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Cetacea, an order of aquatic placental mammals having no hind limbs and a blowhole for breathing: includes toothed whales (dolphins, porpoises, etc) and whalebone whales (rorquals, right whales, etc)n (Animals) a whale[C19: from New Latin Cētācea, ultimately from Latin cētus whale, from Greek kētos]

ce•ta•cean

(sɪˈteɪ ʃən)

adj. 1. belonging to the Cetacea, an order of aquatic, chiefly marine mammals, including the whales and dolphins. n. 2. a cetacean mammal. [1830–40; < New Latin Cetace(a) (Latin cēt(us) whale, cetacean (< Greek kêtos)] ce•ta′ceous, adj.

ce·ta·cean

(sĭ-tā′shən) Any of various, often very large marine mammals having an almost hairless body that resembles that of a fish. Cetaceans have a flat, horizontal tail and forelimbs modified into broad flippers. Whales, dolphins, and porpoises are cetaceans.
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Noun1.cetacean - large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whalescetacean - large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhalscetacean mammal, bloweraquatic mammal - whales and dolphins; manatees and dugongs; walruses; sealsCetacea, order Cetacea - an order of Eutheriawhale - any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the headfluke - either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetaceanblowhole - the spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skullpod - a group of aquatic mammals
Adj.1.cetacean - of or relating to whales and dolphins etccetaceous
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cetacean


cetacean

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Cetacea, an order of aquatic placental mammals having no hind limbs and a blowhole for breathing: includes toothed whales (dolphins, porpoises, etc.) and whalebone whales (rorquals, right whales, etc.) 2. a whale

cetacean


cetacean

or

whale

any aquatic EUTHERIAN mammal of the order Cetacea, comprising the porpoises, dolphins and whales.

Cetaceans are completely aquatic, have lost their hind limbs during evolution and have fin-like forelimbs, often a dorsal fin and, in marked comparison with fishes, a blowhole and transverse tail fin. The young are large at birth and suckled like other mammals. Cetaceans possess an extensive outer layer of fat associated with their marine habit, have a large brain and are capable of complex communication.

cetacean


Related to cetacean: whale
  • all
  • noun
  • adj

Synonyms for cetacean

noun large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales

Synonyms

  • cetacean mammal
  • blower

Related Words

  • aquatic mammal
  • Cetacea
  • order Cetacea
  • whale
  • fluke
  • blowhole
  • pod

adj of or relating to whales and dolphins etc

Synonyms

  • cetaceous
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