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    cetacean

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Animals
    ce·tac·ean /sɪˈteɪʃən/ noun [countable]  HBA technical a mammal that lives in the sea, such as a whale 鲸目动物 —cetacean adjective
    Examples from the Corpus
    cetacean• Sound production and hearing in the Bottle-nosed dolphin had been studied more than those of any other cetacean.• Public concern over the popular cetacean has mounted as numbers have rapidly declined.• The biggest danger for any stranded cetacean is overheating.    Origin cetacean (1800-1900) Latin cetus “whale”, from Greek ketos
    ce·tac·ean nounChineseSyllable
    lives Corpus as the a sea, mammal in such that


    cetacean
    ce‧tac‧ean /sɪˈteɪʃən/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1800-1900
     Language: Latin
     Origin: cetus 'whale', from Greek ketos
    technical a mammal that lives in the sea, such as a whale
    —cetacean adjective


    adjective,
    noun
    cet·aceanBrE /sɪˈteɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /sɪˈteɪʃn/ 🔊 (biology 生物) adjective (also cet·aceous BrE /sɪˈteɪʃəs/ 🔊 NAmE /sɪˈteɪʃəs/ 🔊) connected with the group of creatures that includes whales and dolphins 鲸目动物的；鲸类的
    cet·aceanBrE /sɪˈteɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /sɪˈteɪʃn/ 🔊 (biology 生物) noun
    a whale, dolphin, or other sea creature that belongs to the same group 鲸类