CETACEAN


Meaning of CETACEAN in English

— cetaceous , adj.

/si tay"sheuhn/ , adj.

1. belonging to the Cetacea, an order of aquatic, chiefly marine mammals, including the whales and dolphins.

n.

2. a cetacean mammal.

[ 1830-40; Cetace ( a ) name of the order (see CET-, -ACEA) + -AN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .