CETACEOUS

cetacean, cetaceous

(adjective) of or relating to whales and dolphins etc

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

cetaceous (not comparable)

Relating to whales or more generally to any marine mammal of the order Cetacea.

Source: Wiktionary


Ce*ta"ceous, a. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to the Cetacea.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

19 January 2025

ELOQUENCE

(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”


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