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cetaceans

cetaceans is the plural of cetacean.

Meaning of cetacean

Noun

cetacean (plural cetaceans)

  1. A marine mammal belonging to the infraorder Cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales, characterized by a streamlined body, one or two blowholes, tail flukes, and fin-like forelimbs without hind limbs.
    • The tour promised spiritual experiences with humpback whales and other cetaceans, but all we saw were seagulls and a dead sea otter.
    Synonyms:
    whale[Appendix:Glossary

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Questions about cetaceans

What is cetaceans the plural of?
Cetaceans is the plural of cetacean.

Words near cetaceans in the dictionary

  1. cetaben
  2. cetacea
  3. cetaceamorphan
  4. cetaceamorphans
  5. cetacean
  6. cetaceans
  7. cetaceous
  8. cetalkonium
  9. cetamolol
  10. cetancodont
  11. cetancodontamorphan

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