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- Cetacean - n. - One of the Cetacea.
- Xiphioid - a. - Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cetacean of the genus Xiphius or family Xiphiidae.
- Bottlehead - n. - A cetacean allied to the grampus; -- called also bottle-nosed whale.
- Narwhal - n. - An arctic cetacean (Monodon monocerous), about twenty feet long. The male usually has one long, twisted, pointed canine tooth, or tusk projecting forward from the upper jaw like a horn, whence it is called also sea unicorn, unicorn fish, and unicorn whale. Sometimes two horns are developed, side by side.
- Beluga - n. - A cetacean allied to the dolphins.
- Dolphin - n. - A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis); the true dolphin.
- Bottle-nose - n. - A cetacean of the Dolphin family, of several species, as Delphinus Tursio and Lagenorhyncus leucopleurus, of Europe.
- Porpoise - n. - Any small cetacean of the genus Phocaena, especially P. communis, or P. phocaena, of Europe, and the closely allied American species (P. Americana). The color is dusky or blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also harbor porpoise, herring hag, puffing pig, and snuffer.