Cetus
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See also: cetus
Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Latin cetus (“marine mammal or sea monster”)
Proper noun[edit]
Cetus 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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin cētus (“a sea monster”).
Proper noun[edit]
Cetus
- (astronomy) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a whale. It includes the star Mira.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
winter constellation of the northern sky
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Anagrams[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Cetus ?
Categories:
- 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
- Spanish proper nouns
- es:Constellations