cetacean

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(12 / 10 / 2006) Accidental death in fishing nets is driving the world's smallest cetacean, the Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), towards extinction, according to a new study published in the current issue of Mammal Review, the official scientific periodical of the Mammal Society.

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  1. noun Any of various aquatic, chiefly marine mammals of the order Cetacea, including the whales, dolphins, and porpoises, characterized by a nearly hairless body, anterior limbs modified into broad flippers, vestigial posterior limbs, and a flat notched tail.
  2. adjective Of, relating to, or belonging to the order Cetacea.

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  • A second wave of cetacean-shaped vessels resolved, and then a Covenant carrier flew on overwatch, surrounded by a hundred Seraph fighters. —  Eric Nylund - HALO 4 - Ghosts of Onyx (v1.0)
  • Previous techniques, using the spectrograph, display cetacean (dolphins, whales and porpoises) sounds only as graphs of frequency and amplitude, according to a release of Sonic Age Ltd. —  India eNews
  • Previous techniques, using the spectrograph, display cetacean (dolphins, whales and porpoises) sounds only as graphs of frequency and amplitude. —  US_Homepage_Featured_Stories
  • (12 / 10 / 2006) Accidental death in fishing nets is driving the world's smallest cetacean, the Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), towards extinction, according to a new study published in the current issue of Mammal Review, the official scientific periodical of the Mammal Society. —  Mongabay.com News
  • The 30-foot cetacean was first spotted last Tuesday, cruising offshore from Shelter Island, according to the U.S. —  San Diego News
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narwhal · rodhocetus · georgiacetus · protocetus · dorudon · eobalaenoptera harrisoni · odobenocetops · prosqualodon · eurhinodelphis · cetotherium · kentriodon

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  1. From New Latin Cētācea, order name, from Latin cētus, whale; see Cetus.

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  1. from Cetacea + -an.
 

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