Cetacean synonyms
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Caviar made from the roe of this fish, having large grayish grains.
cete
A group of badgers.
A carnivorous aquatic mammal inhabiting mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.
The killer whale, Orsinus orca.
(Paleontology) A vertebrate with three bones in the inner ear and one in the jaw.
A black-and-white toothed whale (Orcinus orca) that feeds on large fish, squid, and marine mammals such as seals and other whales and dolphins.
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Any of several related aquatic mammals, such as the dolphins.
baleen whale toothed whale (related)
Any of various, often very large aquatic mammals of the order Cetacea, having a hairless body that resembles that of a fish. Cetaceans have an elongated skull, a flat, horizontal tail, forelimbs modified into broad flippers, and no hind limbs. They breathe through blowholes located usually at the top of the skull. Whales, dolphins, and porpoises are cetaceans.
cetacean mammal
large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
One that blows, especially a mechanical device, such as a fan, that produces a current of air.
Any of several dark-colored toothed whales, especially the pilot whale.
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basking-shark (related)
seabird (related)
strandings (related)
leatherback (related)
minke (related)
sea-turtle (related)
dugong (related)
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invertebrate (related)
cetaceans (related)
Find another word for cetacean. In this page you can discover 23 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for cetacean, like: beluga, cete, dolphin, grampus, mammal, narwal, orca, porpoise, whale, cetaceous and baleen whale toothed whale.