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UK
/sɛtˈeɪʃən/
]
[ US /siˈteɪʃən, sɪˈteɪʃən/ ]
[ US /siˈteɪʃən, sɪˈteɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
- large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
ADJECTIVE
- of or relating to whales and dolphins etc
How To Use cetacean In A Sentence
- I think that Tilly's behavior on balance does indicate a kind of cetacean psychosis. Politics
- Morton's text is generous with information about cetacean life in general and observations of killer-whale behavior in particular.
- Our future response to these and other threats will determine whether most cetacean species survive.
- The research is based on cetacean fossils representing four groups of early whales.
- Any of various similar cetaceans, such as the killer whale.
- To work for closer integration of environmental concerns into fisheries management including a reduction in small cetacean casualties.
- So about that dude in a cetacean stomach … Idiotic fairytale or stunning reality …. Think Progress » Missouri lawmaker: Allowing gays to serve openly increases a military’s casualty rate.
- Captain Kirk befriends Jillian (Catherine Hicks), a cetacean specialist who works with the whales at the aquarium, and tries to get the whales from her. SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 1234
- The story focuses on Nathan Quinn, a cetacean biologist trying to figure out what whale song means.
- Arguments that behavioral data are fundamentally no different from other kinds of anatomical or molecular data used for systematics should also impact cetacean phylogenetics.
