1. прилагательное [зоология] китовый 2. имя существительное [зоология] животное из семейства китообразных; кит
кит; китовый
noun Etymology: ultimately from Latin cetus whale, from Greek kētos any of an order (Cetacea) of aquatic mostly marine mammals that includes the whales, dolphins, porpoises, and related forms and that have a torpedo-shaped nearly hairless body, paddle-shaped forelimbs but no hind limbs, one or two nares opening externally at the top of the head, and a horizontally flattened tail used for locomotion • cetacean adjective • cetaceous adjective