cetacean
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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
AI-generated codas might only confuse whales, and could potentially spread false information between cetacean species.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2024
There are now four cetacean species living in or regularly visiting the busy waters east of the Golden Gate — harbor porpoises, gray whales, humpback whales and bottle-nosed dolphins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2024
New songs appear on the cetacean hit parade.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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