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Synonyms for cetacean
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  1. cetaceanadjective

    Synonyms:
    cetaceous

  2. cetaceanadjective

    Pertaining to the zoologic order Cetacea, or associated with species falling under that taxonomic hierarchy.

    The poached blubber was definitely cetacean in origin, but the particular species could not be identified.

    Synonyms:
    cetaceous

  3. cetaceanadjective

    More generally, relating to large aquatic mammals, either directly or by analogy.

    The obese woman, ungainly on land, moved with a kind of cetacean grace in the water.

    Synonyms:
    cetaceous

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. cetacean, cetacean mammal, bloweradjective

    large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals

    Synonyms:
    blower, cetacean mammal, electric fan

  2. cetacean, cetaceousadjective

    of or relating to whales and dolphins etc

    Synonyms:
    cetaceous

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  1. leviathans

    Submitted by anonymous on January 17, 2021  

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  1. cetaceannoun

    Synonyms:
    cetaceous animal

  2. cetaceanadjective

    Synonyms:
    of the whale kind

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "cetacean":

    cetaceans, cetacea, whale

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