Cetacea

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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 See also

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[edit] Etymology

Latin cetus, whale, porpoise, dolphin < Ancient Greek κῆτος (ketos) "any sea-monster or huge fish".

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Wikipedia

Cetacea

1. a taxonomic order, within superorder Laurasiatheria - the whales, porpoises and dolphins

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• Mysticeti - baleen whales
• Odontoceti - dolphins, porpoises, and other toothed whales
• Archaeoceti - extinct whales