Cetacea
- noun
- /sɪˈteɪʃə/
- Specialized
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cetáceo
- Figure 12. Hypothesis for the evolution of the caudal oscillation swimming mode of modern Cetacea, based on Thewissen and Fish (1997).
Examples
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The last two decades have witnessed explosive growth in the number of fossils documenting the origins of Cetacea (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).
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The last two decades have witnessed explosive growth in the number of fossils documenting the origins of Cetacea (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).
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A synergy of the entire species and maybe others too, like the cetacea and elephant.
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Jefferson TA, Curry BE. 1994. A global review of porpoise (Cetacea: Phocoenidae) mortality in gillnets. Biological Conservation 67: 167-183.
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Fossils collected in the last decade document the ways in which cetacea (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) became aquatic, a transition that is one of the best documented examples of macroevolution in mammals.
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Primates, cetacea, squid, octopi, along with some others, appear to have much richer mental models of the world and demonstrate planning (in varying degrees of sophistication) and deeper thought processes.
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Of all the earth's animals, none is more fascinating than the whales, members of the order Cetacea.
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Approximately 78 species of whales, dolphins, and porpoises are included in the order Cetacea.
Synonyms
A group of mammals that live in the sea like whales, dolphins and porpoises
Compounds
- Specialized
A group of mammals that live in the sea like whales, dolphins and porpoises
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cetacea comes from the Greek word kētos, meaning 'sea monster' or 'large sea animal', which became the Latin cetus meaning 'whale'. So Cetacea names the group of 'whales', dolphins and porpoises, and that is why it refers to these sea mammals.
