'Cetacean' definitions:
Definition of 'cetacean'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to whales and dolphins etc [syn: cetacean, cetaceous]
noun
Large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals [syn: cetacean, cetacean mammal, blower]
Definition of 'Cetacean'
From: GCIDE
- Cetacean \Ce*ta"cean\, n. (Zool.) One of the Cetacea. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cetacean'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alevin,
- baleen whale,
- beluga,
- benthon,
- benthos,
- blackfish,
- blue whale,
- cachalot,
- dolphin,
- finback,
- fingerling,
- fish,
- fry,
- game fish,
- grilse,
- humpback,
- killer,
- killer whale,
- kipper,
- Loch Ness monster,
- man-eater,
- man-eating shark,
- marine animal,
- minnow,
- minny,
- narwhal,
- nekton,
- panfish,
- plankton,
- porpoise,
- salmon,
- sea monster,
- sea pig,
- sea serpent,
- sea snake,
- shark,
- smolt,
- sperm whale,
- sponge,
- sulfur-bottom whale,
- tropical fish,
- whale