| 词汇 | cetacean |
| 释义 | cetaceanWord family adjectivecetaceousnouncetecetaceancetology Animals ce·tac·ean /sɪˈteɪʃən/ noun [countableC] HBA technical a mammal that lives in the sea, such as a whale 鲸目动物 —cetacean adjectiveadj Examples from the Corpus cetacean• Sound production and hearing in the Bottle-nosed dolphin had been studied more than those of any other cetacean.• Public concern over the popular cetacean has mounted as numbers have rapidly declined.• The biggest danger for any stranded cetacean is overheating. (1800-1900) Latin cetus “whale”, from Greek ketos |
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