cetacean

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Pertaining to the zoologic infraorder Cetacea, or associated with species falling under that taxonomic hierarchy.
2. (broadly, figuratively, sometimes) Resembling or relating to large aquatic mammals.

Noun

An animal belonging to the infraorder Cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales.

Concepts

cétacé

cétacés

Synonymes

blower

cetaceous

cetacean mammal

whale

🐳

leviathan

Traductions

cetaceo

cetáceos

Cetacea

cetáceo

κητοειδή

cetacei

κητοειδής

κητώδες θηλαστικό

walvis

🐳

walvisachtigen

walvisachtige

cetáceo

cetáceos

cetáseo

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/sɪˈteɪʃən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From translingual Cetacea, from Latin cētus (“whale”), + -an.