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Definition of: Cetacea
(si·tā′shə) noun plural
An order of aquatic mammals, especially those of a fishlike form with teeth conic or absent: the whales, dolphins, and porpoises. [<L cetus <Gk. kētos whale]
—ce·ta′cean adjective & noun
—ce·ta′ceous adjective
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