cetacean

== English == === Etymology === From translingual Cetacea, from Latin cētus (“whale”), + -an. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɪˈteɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Adjective === cetacean (comparative more cetacean, superlative most cetacean) Pertaining to the zoologic infraorder Cetacea, or associated with species falling under that taxonomic hierarchy. (by extension, sometimes figurative) Resembling or relating to large aquatic mammals. ==== Synonyms ==== (belonging to infraorder Cetacea): cetaceous === Noun === cetacean (plural cetaceans) 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. Synonym: whale (loose sense) Hypernyms: marine mammal < mammal < vertebrate < animal < organism < creature Hyponyms: whale (precise sense), dolphin, porpoise ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====