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Cetologist

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ce·tol·o·gy  (s-tl-j)
n.
The zoology of whales and related aquatic mammals.
[Latin ctus, whale; see Cetus + -logy.]
ceto·logi·cal (stl-j-kl) adj.
ce·tolo·gist n.
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