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noun-plural.
noun-plural.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Formerly, the systematic name of animals of the whale kind in general, including the sirenians or herbivorous cetaceans and the cetaceans proper: same as Cetomorpha.
Same as Cete, 1.
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n. an order of Eutheria
Word Usage
"This made possible later encephalization which reached two pinnacles in primates and particularly, humans and cetacea."