transcription, транскрипция: [ si-ˈtā-shən ]
noun
Etymology: ultimately from Latin cetus whale, from Greek kētos
Date: 1835
: any of an order (Cetacea) of aquatic mostly marine mammals that includes the whales, dolphins, porpoises, and related forms and that have a torpedo-shaped nearly hairless body, paddle-shaped forelimbs but no hind limbs, one or two nares opening externally at the top of the head, and a horizontally flattened tail used for locomotion
• cetacean adjective
• ce·ta·ceous -shəs adjective