English dictionary

Cetacea

/s/i/'t/eI//S//i//@/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

an order of Eutheria

noun.animal

Synonyms order cetacea order tubulidentata tubulidentata

Source: WordNet 3.0
An order of marine mammals, including the whales. Like ordinary mammals they breathe by means of lungs, and bring forth living young which they suckle for some time. The anterior limbs are changed to paddles; the tail flukes are horizontal.

noun

Source: webster1913