Cetacea

Definitions

proper noun A taxonomic order within the superorder Laurasiatheria — the whales, porpoises and dolphins.

Latin cetus ("whale, porpoise, dolphin"), from Ancient Greek κῆτος (ketos, "sea-monster or huge fish").

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Another group of animals also might deserve consideration as persons, namely Cetacea whales, dolphins, and porpoises.

The Difficult Questions of ‘Personhood’ by Mike Treder William Harryman 2009
His "Cetacea" chaise longue and "Long Liquid Bench" (on sale for $150,000) were shown at the London-based Albion's stand for the first time.

'Objects' to Use, or Not Helen Kirwan-Taylor 2008
Dolphins and porpoises belong to the same scientificorder, Cetacea.

2008 March | ScienceJunkies.com 2008
Dolphins and porpoises belong to the same scientificorder, Cetacea.

Dolphins and Porpoises 2008
Moby-Karl claims the sailor is determined to do the innocent Cetacea in.

Karl Rove and Captain Ahab-Conyers 2009
A new species of Protocetus (Cetacea) from the Middle Eocene of Kutch, western India.

Archive 2006-02-01 Darren Naish 2006
Pakicetus inachus, a new archaeocete (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Early-Middle Eocen Kuldana Formation of Kohat (Pakistan).

Archive 2006-02-01 Darren Naish 2006
However, exhibiting an elongate rostrum and uniquely shaped dense-boned ear capsules, they were clearly still members of Cetacea.

Archive 2006-02-01 Darren Naish 2006
Cetacea and other endangered species depend on these ecosystems.

Somali Coastal Current large marine ecosystem 2008
Marine mammals (Cetacea and Sirenia) from the Eocene of Gebel Mokattam and Fayum, Egypt: stratigraphy, age and paleoenvironments.

Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley), Egypt 2008