- order Cetacea
- nounan order of Eutheria• Syn: ↑Cetacea• Hypernyms: ↑animal order• Member Holonyms: ↑Eutheria, ↑subclass Eutheria• Member Meronyms:
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Cetacea Rocks — (63°43′S 61°37′W / 63.717°S 61.617°W / 63.717; 61.617) are a small group of rocks off the northeast side of Hoseason Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. They were charted by the … Wikipedia
Cetacea — Cetaceans[1] Temporal range: 55–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Cetacea — noun an order of Eutheria • Syn: ↑order Cetacea • Derivationally related forms: ↑cetaceous, ↑cetacean • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Cetacea — Ce*ta ce*a, n. pl. [NL., from L. cetus whale, Gr. ?.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of marine mammals, including the whales. Like ordinary mammals they breathe by means of lungs, and bring forth living young which they suckle for some time. The anterior… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cetacea — order of marine mammals containing whales, 1830, Mod.L., from L. cetus any large sea creature (whales, seals, dolphins), from Gk. ketos a whale, a sea monster + ACEA (Cf. acea). Hence cetology the study of whales, first attested 1851 in Moby Dick … Etymology dictionary
Cetacea — Cétacés Cétacés … Wikipédia en Français
animal order — noun the order of animals • Hypernyms: ↑order • Hyponyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales, ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales, ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order … Useful english dictionary
List of placental mammals in Orders Pholidota and Cetacea — The class Mammalia (the mammals) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the monotremes); and mammals which give live birth. The latter subclass is divided into two infraclasses: pouched mammals (the… … Wikipedia
The Denticete including the dolphins and sperm whale which have teeth Another suborder Zeuglodontia is extinct The Sirenia were formerly included in the Cetacea but are now made a separate order — Cetacea Ce*ta ce*a, n. pl. [NL., from L. cetus whale, Gr. ?.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of marine mammals, including the whales. Like ordinary mammals they breathe by means of lungs, and bring forth living young which they suckle for some time. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Histoire evolutive des Cetacea — Histoire évolutive des cétacés Au IVe siècle av. J. C., Aristote classait les cétacés parmi les poissons. Or, bon nombre de caractères anatomiques les rapprochent des mammifères terrestres comme par exemple leurs poumons, l agencement des os … Wikipédia en Français
