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cetáceo

/θeˈtaθeo/

adjective/θeˈtaθeo/

cetaceous

From translingual Cetacea, from Latin cētus, from Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos, “whale, sea monster”), + translingual -acea, from Latin -ācea, neuter plural of -āceus (“resembling, -aceous”) (cognate with Spanish -áceo).

noun, masculine/θeˈtaθeo/plural: cetáceos

cetacean

From translingual Cetacea, from Latin cētus, from Ancient Greek κῆτος (kêtos, “whale, sea monster”), + translingual -acea, from Latin -ācea, neuter plural of -āceus (“resembling, -aceous”) (cognate with Spanish -áceo).