[syn: cetacean, cetaceous]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cetacean \Ce*ta"cean\, n. (Zool.)
One of the Cetacea.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cetacean
adj 1: of or relating to whales and dolphins etc [syn:
cetacean, cetaceous]
n 1: large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no
hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises;
narwhals [syn: cetacean, cetacean mammal, blower]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
42 Moby Thesaurus words for "cetacean":
Loch Ness monster, alevin, baleen whale, beluga, benthon, benthos,
blackfish, blue whale, cachalot, dolphin, finback, fingerling,
fish, fry, game fish, grilse, humpback, killer, killer whale,
kipper, 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