cete
cete noun: a cetacean.
Noun (1)
cete (plural cetes)
- A cetacean.
Noun (2)
cete (plural cetes)
- A group of badgers; the warren of a group of badgers.
- He told how the herons always came at St. Valentine's to Felborough Wood and Chilham, and how the terns came in screaming gaggles when September was ending, and where the squirrels' drays were mostly found, and where he had seen a cete of badgers.1927, Alfred Tresidder Sheppard, Here Comes an Old Sailor, page 246
- Beasts from across the land, from different families, from different cetes, had gathered in one tunnel to set aside their differences and join the new cause.2013, Scott W. Guttormson, The Badger War, Trafford Publishing
Synonyms of cete
Forms of cete
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Questions about cete
- What does cete mean?
- Cete means a cetacean.
- What part of speech is cete?
- Cete is a noun.
- What is the plural of cete?
- The plural of cete is cetes.
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