cetacean是什么意思？

cetacean

英[sɪˈteɪʃn] 美[sɪˈteʃən]

• n. 鲸目动物；
• adj. 鲸目动物的；

复数：cetaceans;

例句

• several small gregarious cetacean mammals 几种小型群居的鲸类哺乳动物
• A cetacean ( Grampus griseus ) related to and resembling the dolphins but lacking a beaklike snout. 灰海豚,逆戟鲸一种与海豚有亲缘关系并形似海豚的鲸类动物 ( 灰海豚灰海豚属 ),但缺少喙状口鼻部.
• Impossible, cetacean and larynx is very narrow. 不可能, 鲸鱼的咽喉非常狭小.
• The sperm whale is believe to dive deeper than any other cetacean. 人们相信,抹香鲸比其他鲸类动物潜得更深.
• An extraordinary effort , but this is no ordinary cetacean. 这项工作异常艰巨, 因为这是一头非同寻常的鲸鱼.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  鲸目动物
  Cetaceans are animals such as whales, dolphins, and porpoises.

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  鲸目动物的
  several small gregarious cetacean mammals 几种小型群居的鲸类哺乳动物

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
• Adjective
  1. of or relating to whales and dolphins etc