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Cetacean

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blowernounAny device that blows; often, especially, a furnace component or a supercharger.
cetaceousRelating to whales or more generally to any marine mammal of the infraorder Cetacea.
cetacean mammalnounlarge aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals

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blowernounAny device that blows; often, especially, a furnace component or a supercharger.
cetacean mammalnounlarge aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
whalenounAny one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.
cetaceanounWhale-like mammals.
narwalnounArchaic form of narwhal. [Monodon monoceros, an Arctic cetacean that grows to about 20 feet (6 meters) long, the male having a single horn-like tusk, a twisted, pointed canine tooth that projects forward.]
cephalousnoun(zoology, obsolete) Having a head; applied chiefly to the former division of mollusks Cephalata, or Cephalophora (mollusks with a head).
cephalate(zoology) Having a head.
caudatenoun(zoology) Any member of the Caudata order of amphibians.
cepheidnoun(zoology) Any jellyfish in the family Cepheidae
carnivorannoun(zoology) Any member of the order Carnivora.
ceratosauriannoun(zoology) Of or relating to the dinosaur infraorder Ceratosauria.
zoocephalicHaving the head of an animal.
cercal(zoology) Of or pertaining to the tail.
delphinoidnounAny cetacean of the superfamily Delphinoidea
edentatenounAny mammal that has few or no teeth, but especially the anteaters, armadillos, and sloths of the former order Edentata.
perissodactylic(zoology) Of or relating to the Perissodactyla.
perissodactylate(zoology) Of or relating to the Perissodactyla.
ceratopsidnounAny member of the family †Ceratopsidae of dinosaurs.
zoarcoidnoun(zoology) Any fish in the suborder Zoarcoidei.
ziphiidnoun(zoology) Any of the family Ziphiidae of beaked whales and bottlenose whales.

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