"cetacean" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /sɪˈteɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cetacean.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-cetacean.wav [US] 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 order Cetacea, or associated with species falling under that taxonomic hierarchy. Categories (lifeform): Cetaceans Synonyms (belonging to order Cetacea): cetaceous
    Sense id: en-cetacean-en-adj-V~G6EfWZ Disambiguation of Cetaceans: 38 23 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -an Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 18 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 46 11 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 53 14 33 Disambiguation of 'belonging to order Cetacea': 96 4
  2. (by extension, sometimes figurative) Resembling or relating to large aquatic mammals. Tags: broadly, figuratively, sometimes Categories (lifeform): Cetaceans
    Sense id: en-cetacean-en-adj-S9Q6EtQU Disambiguation of Cetaceans: 38 23 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 18 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 46 11 42

Noun

IPA: /sɪˈteɪʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cetacean.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-cetacean.wav [US] 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 order Cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales. Categories (lifeform): Cetaceans Translations (an animal belonging to the order Cetacea): morvil [feminine] (Breton), китообразно (kitoobrazno) [neuter] (Bulgarian), cetaci [masculine] (Catalan), 鯨目動物 (Chinese Mandarin), 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)
    Sense id: en-cetacean-en-noun-vndx5kjq Disambiguation of Cetaceans: 38 23 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 18 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 46 11 42

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "word": "cetaceous"
    }
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  ],
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}

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    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Translingual",
    "English terms suffixed with -an",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪʃən",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪʃən/3 syllables",
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        "4": "",
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      "tags": [
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        "An animal belonging to the order Cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "dolphin",
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          "porpoise"
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      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "an animal belonging to the order Cetacea",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "morvil"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kitoobrazno",
      "sense": "an animal belonging to the order Cetacea",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "китообразно"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "an animal belonging to the order Cetacea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cetaci"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "an animal belonging to the order Cetacea",
      "word": "鯨目動物"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jīngmù dòngwù",
      "sense": "an animal belonging to the order Cetacea",
      "word": "鲸目动物"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "an animal belonging to the order Cetacea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kytovec"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "an animal belonging to the order Cetacea",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "walvisachtige"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an animal belonging to the order Cetacea",
      "word": "valas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "an animal belonging to the order Cetacea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cétacé"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an animal belonging to the order Cetacea",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Waltier"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kítos",
      "sense": "an animal belonging to the order Cetacea",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "κήτος"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "an animal belonging to the order Cetacea",
      "word": "cetaceo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "an animal belonging to the order Cetacea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cetaceo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "an animal belonging to the order Cetacea",
      "word": "whayl"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "an animal belonging to the order Cetacea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "waleń"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "an animal belonging to the order Cetacea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cetáceo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "an animal belonging to the order Cetacea",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "cetaceu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kitoobráznyj",
      "sense": "an animal belonging to the order Cetacea",
      "word": "китообра́зный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kitóvyj",
      "sense": "an animal belonging to the order Cetacea",
      "word": "кито́вый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an animal belonging to the order Cetacea",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cetáceo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an animal belonging to the order Cetacea",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "val"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "an animal belonging to the order 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"
    }
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  "wikipedia": [
    "cetacean"
  ],
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}

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