Cetacea
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
The order of fully aquatic marine mammals comprising whales, dolphins, and porpoises, all descended from ancient land-dwelling ancestors.
“The museum exhibit on Cetacea traced the evolutionary origins of whales from hoofed land mammals.”
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ce·ta·ce·a
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Contains three vowels including a double A, the AEA ending is highly distinctive and unusual
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Very vowel-heavy with E, A, and another A, excellent for clearing surplus vowels from your rack
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