cetacean

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

blower

cetaceous

cetacean mammal

whale

🐳

leviathan

Translations

cétacé

cetaceo

cetáceo

Cetacea

cetáceos

κητοειδή

cetacei

κητώδες θηλαστικό

cétacés

walvis

🐳

walvisachtigen

walvisachtige

cetáceo

cetáceos

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɪˈteɪʃən/

Etymology

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