cetacean
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- noun
- /sɪˈteɪʃən/
- Specialized
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cetáceo
- Postcranial anatomy. Not surprisingly, the postcranial anatomy of modern cetaceans is spectacularly different from that of their terrestrial relatives.
- modern cetaceans
- cetacean sightings
- species of cetaceans
So, for example, cetaceans, the dolphins, the whales do, gorillas, chimps do.
- So, for example, cetaceans, the dolphins, the whales do, gorillas, chimps do.
- So, you know, think about the ones that we think are like super smart, you know, like crows and and elephants and apes and cetaceans like whales and dolphins.
- But we're the two who fled hand in hand, the staff ready to drop this corridor, narrowing our prayers, heeded only by cetaceans and sharks.
Examples
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Seven species of cetaceans were sighted during the survey, none of which were belugas.
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The lower jaw of cetaceans offers another feature of evolutionary interest.
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No comprehensive studies of cetaceans in Prince William Sound had been conducted prior to this survey.
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All of these features are similar to land mammals and unlike modern cetaceans.
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Our knowledge of pilot whale biology, as with most cetaceans, is rather poor.
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The Cetacean lnstitute is the only museum in the world exclusively devoted to whales.
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At the head of the food chain, they have become one ofthe most contaminated of all the cetaceans.
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What we do know of early cetaceans amounts to an overwhelming and dramatic record of evolving adaptations.
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Cetaceans, better knownas dolphins and whales, have been roaming the oceansfor millions of years.
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Many people are fascinated by the intelligence of cetaceans like dolphins and whales.
Synonyms
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An animal that breathes air and lives in water, like a whale or seal
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
cetacean = cetace + an
This is a learned biological term built on a bound classical root, so an average B1 learner would not recover the meaning from the parts alone.
Etymology
Cetacean comes from the old words cetus and ketos, which mean 'large sea creature' or 'whale'. So a cetacean is simply a big sea mammal like a whale, dolphin, or porpoise.