Cetus
See also: cetus
Translingual
editEtymology
editLatin cetus (“marine mammal or sea monster”)
Proper noun
editCetus m
- (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Physeteridae – now an invalid name, synonymized with Physeter.
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Cetus cylindricus (syn. of Physeter catodon)
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin cētus (“a sea monster”).
Proper noun
editCetus
- (astronomy) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a whale. It includes the star Mira.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editwinter constellation of the northern sky
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Anagrams
editSpanish
editProper noun
editCetus ?
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- Translingual terms derived from Latin
- Translingual lemmas
- Translingual proper nouns
- Translingual terms with obsolete senses
- mul:Taxonomic names (genus)
- mul:Taxonomic names (obsolete)
- English terms derived from Latin
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Constellations
- Spanish lemmas
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- es:Constellations