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cetacean

[si-tey-shuhn] / sɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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Both are clearly different from the only cetacean circovirus previously known, beaked whale circovirus, which was identified earlier in a stranded whale from the Pacific Ocean.

From Science Daily Jan. 6, 2026

The drawings inject suspense even into Melville’s encyclopedic chapters on cetacean anatomy.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 2, 2026

They confirmed for the first time that a potentially deadly whale virus, known as cetacean morbillivirus, is circulating above the Arctic Circle.

From BBC Dec. 18, 2025

Whale populations have dramatically rebounded since the 1986 global moratorium on whaling, despite the many hazards that remain for cetacean species.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2024

New songs appear on the cetacean hit parade.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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