Definition of cetacean

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Cetacean (n.) One of the Cetacea.

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Xiphioid :: Xiphioid (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cetacean of the genus Xiphius or family Xiphiidae..
Bottlehead :: Bottlehead (n.) A cetacean allied to the grampus; -- called also bottle-nosed whale.
Blowhole :: Blowhole (n.) A nostril or spiracle in the top of the head of a whale or other cetacean.
Testicond :: Testicond (a.) Having the testicles naturally concealed, as in the case of the cetaceans..
Bottle-nose :: Bottle-nose (n.) A cetacean of the Dolphin family, of several species, as Delphinus Tursio and Lagenorhyncus leucopleurus, of Europe..
Narwhal :: Narwhal (n.) An arctic cetacean (Monodon monocerous), about twenty feet long. The male usually has one long, twisted, pointed canine tooth, or tusk projecting forward from the upper jaw like a horn, whence it is called also sea unicorn, unicorn fish, and unicorn whale. Sometimes two horns are developed, side by side..
Porpoise :: Porpoise (n.) Any small cetacean of the genus Phocaena, especially P. communis, or P. phocaena, of Europe, and the closely allied American species (P. Americana). The color is dusky or blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also harbor porpoise, herring hag, puffing pig, and snuffer..
Sea Beast :: Sea beast () Any large marine mammal, as a seal, walrus, or cetacean..
Cetacean :: Cetacean (n.) One of the Cetacea.
Dolphin :: Dolphin (n.) A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis); the true dolphin.
Mutilate :: Mutilate (n.) A cetacean, or a sirenian..
Beluga :: Beluga (n.) A cetacean allied to the dolphins.
Grampus :: Grampus (n.) A toothed delphinoid cetacean, of the genus Grampus, esp. G. griseus of Europe and America, which is valued for its oil. It grows to be fifteen to twenty feet long; its color is gray with white streaks. Called also cowfish. The California grampus is G. Stearnsii..
Mutilate :: Mutilate (a.) Having finlike appendages or flukes instead of legs, as a cetacean..
Xiphius :: Xiphius (n.) A genus of cetaceans having a long, pointed, bony beak, usually two tusklike teeth in the lower jaw, but no teeth in the upper jaw..
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