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Cetacea

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Ce`ta´ce`a
n. pl.1.(Zool.) 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. There are two living suborders:
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Noun1.Cetacea - an order of EutheriaCetacea - an order of Eutheria                
order Cetacea
animal order - the order of animals
Eutheria, subclass Eutheria - all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
cetacean, cetacean mammal, blower - large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
Mysticeti, suborder Mysticeti - baleen whales: right whales; rorquals; blue whales; humpbacks
Odontoceti, suborder Odontoceti - toothed whales: dolphins; porpoises; sperm whales; beaked whales
family Monodontidae, Monodontidae - narwhals
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It is not my intention, were it in my power, to enter into the inquiry as to the true method of dividing the cetacea into groups and families.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
Here is a preserve of sea-cucumber, which a Malay would declare to be unrivalled in the world; here is a cream, of which the milk has been furnished by the cetacea, and the sugar by the great fucus of the North Sea; and, lastly, permit me to offer you some preserve of anemones, which is equal to that of the most delicious fruits.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
Cetacea (whales) and Edentata (armadilloes, scaly ant-eaters, &c.
The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context
 
 
 
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