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Definition of Cetacean mammal
1. Noun. Large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals.
Generic synonyms: Aquatic Mammal
Group relationships: Cetacea, Order Cetacea, Pod
Specialized synonyms: Whale
Terms within: Fluke, Blowhole
Derivative terms: Cetacean
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cetacean Mammal
Literary usage of Cetacean mammal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"[Orkney.] (d) The cutlas-fish. See cut under Trichiurus. (e) The killer or grampus,
a cetacean mammal of the genus Orea. ..."
2. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1884)
"DOLPHIN, cetacean mammal, VI. 190. Common dolphin, 191, 2 с (ill., 192); bottle-
nosed, 192, 2 a (ill.); white, 193, 1 a (ill., 192); ..."
3. History and description of the skeleton of a new sperm whale, lately set up by William S. Wall (1851)
"15) had previously by means of a single skull from the Cape of Good Hope, and
which is lodged in the Paris Museum, distinguished a cetacean mammal under the ..."
4. Elements of Geology by Alonzo Gray, Charles Baker Adams (1863)
"In the United States the remains of a remarkable cetacean mammal were first
noticed by Dr. Harían, of Philadelphia, who, in 1832, described a gigantic ..."
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