"cetacean" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /sɪˈteɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cetacean.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-cetacean.wav Forms: more cetacean [comparative], most cetacean [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From translingual Cetacea, from Latin cētus (“whale”), + -an. Etymology templates: {{der|en|mul|Cetacea}} translingual Cetacea, {{der|en|la|cētus||whale}} Latin cētus (“whale”), {{af|en|-an}} -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} cetacean (comparative more cetacean, superlative most cetacean)
  1. Pertaining to the zoologic infraorder Cetacea, or associated with species falling under that taxonomic hierarchy. Categories (lifeform): Cetaceans Synonyms (belonging to infraorder Cetacea): cetaceous
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  2. (by extension, sometimes figurative) Resembling or relating to large aquatic mammals. Tags: broadly, figuratively, sometimes Categories (lifeform): Cetaceans
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Noun [English]

IPA: /sɪˈteɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cetacean.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-cetacean.wav Forms: cetaceans [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From translingual Cetacea, from Latin cētus (“whale”), + -an. Etymology templates: {{der|en|mul|Cetacea}} translingual Cetacea, {{der|en|la|cētus||whale}} Latin cētus (“whale”), {{af|en|-an}} -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} cetacean (plural cetaceans)
  1. An animal belonging to the infraorder Cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales. Categories (lifeform): Cetaceans Derived forms: cetology, noncetacean Translations (an animal belonging to the infraorder Cetacea): morvil [feminine] (Breton), китообразно (kitoobrazno) [neuter] (Bulgarian), cetaci [masculine] (Catalan), 鯨目動物 /鲸目动物 (jīngmù dòngwù) (Chinese Mandarin), kytovec [masculine] (Czech), walvisachtige [common-gender] (Dutch), valas (Finnish), cétacé [masculine] (French), Waltier [neuter] (German), κήτος (kítos) [neuter] (Greek), cetaceo (Ido), cetaceo [masculine] (Italian), whayl (Manx), waleń [masculine] (Polish), cetáceo [masculine] (Portuguese), cetaceu [neuter] (Romanian), китообра́зный (kitoobráznyj) (Russian), кито́вый (kitóvyj) (Russian), cetáceo [masculine] (Spanish), val [common-gender] (Swedish), morfilog [masculine] (Welsh) Translations (relating to organisms from Cetacea): balena (Esperanto), valas (Finnish)
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      "roman": "kitóvyj",
      "sense": "an animal belonging to the infraorder Cetacea",
      "word": "кито́вый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an animal belonging to the infraorder Cetacea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cetáceo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an animal belonging to the infraorder Cetacea",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "val"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "an animal belonging to the infraorder Cetacea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "morfilog"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "relating to organisms from Cetacea",
      "word": "balena"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "relating to organisms from Cetacea",
      "word": "valas"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "cetacean"
  ],
  "word": "cetacean"
}

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