cetacean
ce·ta·cean (sə tā′s̸hən)
noun
in some systems of classification, any of an order (Cetacea) of nearly hairless, fishlike water mammals, lacking external hind limbs, but having paddlelike forelimbs, including whales, porpoises, and dolphins
Etymology: < ModL < L cetus, large sea animal, whale < Gr kētos + -ace(a) + -an
adjective
of the cetaceans
Converse of object
- strand: To read about the stranded cetacean, Dan Jarvis from BDMLR has very kindly produced this click here report for you to read.
- protect: This information can be used to help protect cetaceans in our waters.
- see: Your local wildlife trust will be able to advise you on the nearest places to see cetaceans.
- identify: Identifying cetaceans at sea is never easy; when watching from a ferry the observer is faced with some significant difficulties.
- include: The EU Habitats and Species Directive affords protection to several animal groups, including cetaceans.
- spot: So well fed and watered we headed off to spot some more cetaceans with Susie's warnings ringing in our ears.
Preposition: at
- sea: Andy Horton There are 14 color plates which depict typical views of cetaceans at sea.
Adjective modifier
- dead: Many more dead cetaceans may not even reach the coast.
- small: For these smaller cetaceans, entanglement can cause death by drowning.
- large: These large cetaceans were also reported from the same area on 5 July 1999.
- other: The species is also known to be highly gregarious, associating with other small cetaceans in mixed species groups.
- Hebridean: Silurian Surveys The HWDT research vessel Silurian is the perfect platform from which to study Hebridean cetaceans.
- captive: The Council also finds that the exhibition of captive cetaceans leads to distress living conditions for these animals.
Modifies a noun
- strandings: BDMLR medics in the area will be watching out for further pups or cetacean strandings over the coming week.
- bycatch: Last year the European Commission launched a proposal to reduce cetacean bycatch mainly by the use of " pingers " .
- sighting: Project Aims When I started recording cetacean sightings in 1991, I set out several aims for the project.
- specie: Well over 20 cetacean species have been recorded in the bay with new records still being added in recent years.
- distribution: Published papers on cetacean distribution in the North Atlantic are available for you to download.
- conservation: This is a great opportunity for people with a desire to work in marine / cetacean conservation.
Preposition: in
- water: Marine Life There 27 species of cetaceans in these waters, from blue whales to common dolphins.
'Noble and generous Cetacean, have you ever tasted Man?' 'No,'said the Whale.'What is it like?' 'Nice,'said the small 'Stute Fish.'Nice but nubbly.'
I dread this like the dentist, rather more so: To me Art's subject is the human clay, And landscape but a background to a torso; All Ce¤ z anne's apples I would give away For one small Goya or a Daumier.
The New York Pop artists are often asked whether or not they like their subjects. This, as Dorothy Seckler has noted, is as irrelevant as asking whether Ce¤ zanne liked apples,Ge¤ ricault corpses, or Picasso guitars.
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