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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cetacean \Ce*ta"cean\, n. (Zool.)
     One of the Cetacea.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  cetacean
       adj : of or relating to whales and dolphins etc [syn: {cetaceous}]
       n : large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no
           hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises;
           narwhals [syn: {cetacean mammal}, {blower}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  42 Moby Thesaurus words for "cetacean":
     Loch Ness monster, alevin, baleen whale, beluga, benthon, benthos,
     blackfish, blue whale, cachalot, dolphin, finback, fingerling,
     fish, fry, game fish, grilse, humpback, killer, killer whale,
     kipper, man-eater, man-eating shark, marine animal, minnow, minny,
     narwhal, nekton, panfish, plankton, porpoise, salmon, sea monster,
     sea pig, sea serpent, sea snake, shark, smolt, sperm whale, sponge,
     sulfur-bottom whale, tropical fish, whale
  
  

















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