Cetacea
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cetacea is a noun meaning Whale-like mammals.
Meaning
Whale-like mammals.
Example Sentences
PORPOISES AT MORETON BAY. Among the marine animals of Moreton Bay are two cetacea of great interest.
But here we give no such extracts, but content ourselves with four short skits, having the cetacea for their subject.
--Acalephae[1] are plentiful, so much so, indeed, that they occasionally tempt the larger cetacea into the Gulf of Manaar.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cetacean, cetaceans, whale, cetotheriid, cete, cetology.
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