Definition
Marine mammals including whales, dolphins, and porpoises that are fully adapted to aquatic life. They breathe air through blowholes and are known for their intelligence and complex social behaviors.
Etymology
From Latin 'cetus' meaning 'whale' or 'sea monster', which came from Greek 'ketos'. The scientific term was established to classify these marine mammals as distinct from fish.
Kelly Says
Cetaceans are the ocean's symphony orchestras, with humpback whales composing songs that can travel thousands of miles underwater! Blue whales, the largest cetaceans, have hearts the size of small cars and tongues that weigh as much as elephants.
Translations
BNবাংলা
জ্ল্র্ল্ল্
sē rē mōnī
CACatalà
cetáce
seh-tah-SEE
CSČeština
volební
VOH-leh-nee
ELΕλληνικά
βαλενα
bah-LEH-nah
ESEspañol
cetáceo
seh-tah-SEE-oh
FAفارسی
سابقاء
sahb-ah-GAH-t
FRFrançais
cétacé
seh-tah-SEE
GUGU
સીલુરૂલૃલૄ
sē rē mōnī
HEעברית
בווווווו
bah-LOH-nah
HIहिन्दी
सिरिस्स्शे
sē rē mōnī
HUMagyar
bálna
bah-LOH-nah
IDBahasa Indonesia
lumba-lumba
LOOM-bah-LOOM-bah
ITItaliano
cetaceo
seh-tah-SEE-oh
KKKK
цетацей
seh-tah-SEE-yeh
MRMR
बर्बर्बर्
sē rē mōnī
MSBahasa Melayu
lumba-lumba
LOOM-bah-LOOM-bah
MYမြန်မာ
ကကကကကကက
sē rē mōnī
NLNederlands
walvis
VAH-viss
PAPA
ਂਿੀਾਿੁਿੂਿ
sē rē mōnī
PLPolski
wieloryb
vee-eh-LOH-rib
PTPortuguês
cetáceo
seh-tah-SEE-oh
RORomână
balenă
bah-LEH-nah
RUРусский
цетацей
seh-tah-SEE-yeh
SWKiswahili
ndovu
n-DOO-voo
TAதமிழ்
நாபி்மில்
sē rē mōnī
TEతెలుగు
ఃల్ల్ల్ల్
sē rē mōnī
THไทย
ส้าองบัส
sē rē mōnī
TLTL
lumba-lumba
LOOM-bah-LOOM-bah
TRTürkçe
balina
bah-LEE-nah
UKУкраїнська
воловод
VOH-loh-vohd
URاردو
سابقاء
sahb-ah-GAH-t