cetacean
/sɪˈteɪʃn
/noun
A marine mammal of the order Cetacea; a whale, dolphin, or porpoise.Killer whales also prey on mammals such as other cetaceans and pinnipeds, as well as on birds and large fish....
- Odontocete cetaceans rely upon echolocation to sense the environment and detect prey.
- Within odontocete cetaceans, variation in body design affects stability and turning performance.
adjective
Relating to or denoting cetaceans.To work for closer integration of environmental concerns into fisheries management including a reduction in small cetacean casualties....
- Further studies will be needed to finally identify the role of the diaphragm in cetacean ventilation.
- No ancient DNA has yet been used for cetacean systematics.
Derivatives
cetaceous
Rhymes
- send
- sendable
- Sendai
- Sendai virus
- Sendak, Maurice
- sendal
- send a message
- send away for
- sender
- Sendero Luminoso
- send for
- send her (or it) down, Hughie
- sending
- sending off
- send-off
- send off for
- send someone about their business
- send someone down
- send someone flying
- send someone off
- send someone packing
- send someone/thing up
- send someone to Coventry
- send someone to sleep
- send someone to the showers