CETACEANS

Meaning of CETACEANS in English

Marine mammals of the Order Cetacea. Includes whales, dolphins and porpoises.

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TOOTHED WHALE — noun Date: 1843 any of a suborder (Odontoceti) of cetaceans (as a dolphin, porpoise, or killer whale) bearing usually numerous …
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SPERMACETI — noun Etymology: Middle English sperma cete, from Medieval Latin sperma ceti whale sperm Date: 15th century a waxy solid obtained …
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CETOLOGY — noun Etymology: Latin cetus whale Date: circa 1828 a branch of zoology concerned with the cetaceans, cetologist noun
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PROBLEM SOLVING — Process involved in finding a solution to a problem. Many animals routinely solve problems of locomotion, food finding, and shelter …
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CETACEAN — Any of the exclusively aquatic placental They are found in oceans worldwide and in some freshwater environments. Modern cetaceans are …
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ANDREWS, ROY CHAPMAN — born Jan. 26, 1884, Beloit, Wis., U.S. died March 11, 1960, Carmel, Calif. U.S. naturalist, explorer, and author. In 1906 …
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PORPOISE — I. ˈpȯrpəs, -ȯəp- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English porpeys, porpoys, from Middle French porpeis, porpois, from Medieval Latin …
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MELON — I. ˈmelən, dial ˈmilyən noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English meloun, from Middle French melon, from …
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BLOW
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WHALE LOUSE — noun 1. : any of several degenerate amphipod crustaceans (genus Cyamus ) parasitic on cetaceans 2. : whale barnacle
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VILLIPLACENTALIA — ˌvilə̇ˌplas ə n.ˈtālēə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from villus + -i- + Placentalia : mammals having a …
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UNGULATA — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈläd.ə, -ˈlād.ə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from neuter plural of Late Latin ungulatus ungulate in former classifications …
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UNGUICULATA — ˌəŋˌgwikyəˈläd.ə, ˌənˌg-, -lād.ə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from neuter plural of unguiculatus unguiculate in former classifications : …
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TRUE DOLPHIN — noun Etymology: so called to distinguish it from other cetaceans commonly called dolphins : a dolphin of the genus Delphinus
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SPERMACETI
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SIBBALDUS — sə̇ˈbaldəs, -bȯl- noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Sir Robert Sibbald died 1722 Scottish scientist : a genus of …
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SEA SERPENT — noun 1. : a large marine animal more or less resembling a serpent that is often reported to have been …
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MONODON — ˈmänəˌdän, ˈmōn- noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from mon- + -odon : a genus (the type of the family …
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GRAMPUS — ˈgrampəs, -aam-, -aim- noun ( -es ) Etymology: alteration of earlier graundepose, grampoys, alteration of Middle English grapay, graspey, from …
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DELPHINAPTERUS — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈnaptərəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin delphinus dolphin + Greek apteros wingless — more at apterous : …
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COWFISH — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. a. : any of various small cetaceans (as the grampus and species of porpoises and dolphins) b. …
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PORPOISE — — porpoiselike , adj. /pawr"peuhs/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) porpoise , ( esp. referring to two …
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WHALE — any of several species of exclusively aquatic mammals who, along with the porpoises and dolphins, constitute the order Cetacea (see …
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CETACEAN
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2001: ENVIRONMENT — Gardening In 2000 home gardeners continued to purchase plants rather than grow them from seed. In addition, buyers grouped annuals, …
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CETACEAN — ( cetaceans) Cetaceans are animals such as whales, dolphins, and porpoises. N-COUNT : usu pl
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POLLUTANT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE chemical ▪ Transport and Chemical Transformation of pollutants in the Troposphere. ▪ Compounding scarcity …
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GUESS — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a good guess ▪ I’m not sure, but I could make a good guess …
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ESTIMATE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES the estimated cost (= one that is guessed and may not be exact ) …
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CETACEAN — n. Any of the exclusively aquatic placental mammals constituting the order Cetacea. They are found in oceans worldwide and in …
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