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cetaceous

Variant of cetacean

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

adjective

of the cetaceans
also cetaceous

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