cetacean
Pronunciation:
/sɪˈteɪʃən/noun
Definitions
An animal belonging to the order Cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales.
Example: The tour promised spiritual experiences with humpback whales and other cetaceans, but all we saw were seagulls and a dead sea otter.
adjective
Definitions
Pertaining to the zoologic order Cetacea, or associated with species falling under that taxonomic hierarchy.
Example: The poached blubber was definitely cetacean in origin, but the particular species could not be identified.
(by extension, sometimes figurative) Resembling or relating to large aquatic mammals.
Example: The obese woman, ungainly on land, moved with a kind of cetacean grace in the water.