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whale vs cetacean mammal

cetacean mammal vs whale

whale and cetacean mammal both are nouns.

whale is a verb but cetacean mammal is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
whale Yes No Yes No
cetacean mammal Yes No No No
As nouns, cetacean mammal is a hypernym of whale; that is, cetacean mammal is a word with a broader meaning than whale:
  • whale: any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
  • cetacean mammal: large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales, dolphins, porpoises, narwhals
Other hypernyms of whale include blower, cetacean.
whale (noun) cetacean mammal (noun)
any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales, dolphins, porpoises, narwhals
a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
whale (verb) cetacean mammal (verb)
hunt for whales
Difference between whale and cetacean mammal

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