| CETACEAN | • cetacean adj. Pertaining to the zoologic order Cetacea, or associated with species falling under that taxonomic hierarchy. • cetacean adj. (By extension, sometimes figurative) Resembling or relating to large aquatic mammals. • cetacean n. An animal belonging to the order Cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales. |
| CUMACEAN | • cumacean n. Any crustacean of the order Cumacea. • CUMACEAN n. a small crustacean living on the seabed. |
| PANACEAN | • panacean adj. Having the properties of a panacea. • PANACEAN adj. having the properties of a panacea. |
| CETACEANS | • cetaceans n. Plural of cetacean. • CETACEAN n. a type of aquatic mammal, including whales and dolphins. |
| CUMACEANS | • cumaceans n. Plural of cumacean. • CUMACEAN n. a small crustacean living on the seabed. |
| OSTRACEAN | • ostracean n. (Zoology) Any of a family of bivalves of which the oyster is the type. • OSTRACEAN adj. of or relating to oysters, also OSTRACEOUS. • OSTRACEAN n. a member of the oyster family formerly called Ostracea. |
| TESTACEAN | • testacean adj. Covered with or having a shell. • testacean n. (Zoology) One of the rhizopods in Testacea. • TESTACEAN n. a microscopic animal with a hard shell. |
| CRUSTACEAN | • crustacean n. Any arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, barnacles and woodlice. • CRUSTACEAN n. a member of the crustacea, a large class of arthropod animals with hard shells. |
| OSTRACEANS | • ostraceans n. Plural of ostracean. • OSTRACEAN n. a member of the oyster family formerly called Ostracea. |
| TESTACEANS | • testaceans n. Plural of testacean. • TESTACEAN n. a microscopic animal with a hard shell. |
| CRUSTACEANS | • crustaceans n. Plural of crustacean. • CRUSTACEAN n. a member of the crustacea, a large class of arthropod animals with hard shells. |
| GALLINACEAN | • gallinacean n. (Zoology) One of the Gallinae or gallinaceous birds. • GALLINACEAN n. any gallinaceous bird, such as a pheasant. |
| CRASSULACEAN | • crassulacean adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to the family Crassulaceae of dicotyledons. • CRASSULACEAN adj. as in crassulacean acid metabolism, a method of photosynthesis. |
| GALLINACEANS | • gallinaceans n. Plural of gallinacean. • GALLINACEAN n. any gallinaceous bird, such as a pheasant. |
| EUPHAUSIACEAN | • euphausiacean n. Any small, shrimplike crustacean of the order Euphausiacea; a krill. • EUPHAUSIACEAN n. a member of the Euphausiidae or the Euphausiacea, shrimplike creatures. |
| EUPHAUSIACEANS | • euphausiaceans n. Plural of euphausiacean. • EUPHAUSIACEAN n. a member of the Euphausiidae or the Euphausiacea, shrimplike creatures. |