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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cetacean /sɪˈteɪʃən/ Zoology

▶noun a marine mammal of the order Cetacea; a whale, dolphin, or porpoise. ▶adjective relating to the cetaceans.

– origin from mod. L. Cetacea, from L. cetus, from Gk kētos ‘whale’.

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