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- Latin · derived fromcētus“a sea monster”
- English todayCetus
From Latin cētus (“a sea monster”).
Words from the same roots
Latincētus all →
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a whale. It includes the star Mira. Full definition →
From Latin cētus (“a sea monster”).
Latincētus all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.