"cete" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cetes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cete (plural cetes)
  1. (rare) A cetacean. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-cete-en-noun-jGBs2xCi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: cetes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cete (plural cetes)
  1. (obsolete) A group of badgers; the warren of a group of badgers. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: clan, sett Hypernyms: burrow, earth, warren
    Sense id: en-cete-en-noun-zWh2qqmW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 6 37 26 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 19 35 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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