cetacean

a. 鲸目的, 鲸鱼的 n. 鲸目动物, 鲸鱼

发音

其它 /sɪˈteɪʃən/
US /sɪˈteɪʃən/

词形变化

cetaceans 复数 cetaceans more cetacean 比较级 most cetacean 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An animal belonging to the infraorder Cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales.

    鲸目动物

    The tour promised spiritual experiences with humpback whales and other cetaceans, but all we saw were seagulls and a dead sea otter.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Pertaining to the zoologic infraorder Cetacea, or associated with species falling under that taxonomic hierarchy.

    The poached blubber was definitely cetacean in origin, but the particular species could not be identified.

  2. 2.

    Resembling or relating to large aquatic mammals.

    比喻 引申义

    The obese woman, ungainly on land, moved with a kind of cetacean grace in the water.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

blower

下位词 1

whale

部分词 2

fluke blowhole

整体词 1

pod
形容词

同义词 1

cetaceous

词源

From translingual Cetacea, from Latin cētus (“whale”), + -an.

来源：wiktionary