| 单词 | Cetacea |
| 例句 | With a maximum length of 5 feet, the vaquita porpoise is the smallest species within the animal order Cetacea, which contains whale, dolphin and porpoise species. Vaquita porpoise faces extinction, warns whaling group 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Some examples are Insectivora, the insect eaters; Edentata, the toothless anteaters; Rodentia, the rodents; Cetacea, the aquatic mammals including whales; Carnivora, carnivorous mammals including dogs, cats, and bears; and Primates, which includes humans. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z For a while, the Southern elephant seal held the deep-dive record over the sperm whale and hence over the whole of Cetacea. Incredible Elephant Seals, Part 2 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z The Cetacea Lab received a call earlier this week about an orca caught amid rocks on the coast of British Columbia and immediately responded to the scene. Rescuers Keep Beached Orca Alive for Hours Until High Tide 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Thus he endeavoured, at his own cost, to obtain information respecting the Cetacea by sending out a surgeon to the North in a Greenland whaler. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z They are largely devoured by albatrosses and other marine birds, and by Cetacea. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z It is certain that the κῆτος of Aristotle, and cetus of Pliny, was one of the genus Cetacea, without gills, but with blow-holes communicating with the lungs. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 97, September 6, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-12-30T03:00:24.060Z Caaing-whale, k�′ing-hwāl, n. one of the Cetacea, in the dolphin family, very gregarious, and oftener stranded than any other 'whale'—16 to 24 feet long, and 10 feet in girth. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z In the Cetacea this transverse opening is kidney-shaped, the hilum of the kidney being above. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z The Cetacea are present in the marine waters adjacent to the coast, more especially in the north, where whales of several species, dolphins, the narwhal, etc., are found. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z Lying down, fully dressed, on a locker, he saw Moran’s shadowy form, wrapped in old oilskins, on the opposite locker, rise above his level and sink as the Cetacea rocked them with a rhythmic swing. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z As a rule flesh-eating animals have larger and more notched spleens than vegetable feeders, though among the Cetacea the spleen is relatively very small. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" 2010-12-26T03:00:17.840Z Sometimes, especially among the Ungulata, all the branches may rise from one common trunk; at other times two innominate arteries may be present; this is commonest in the Cheiroptera, Insectivora and Cetacea. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" Animals with two ventricles are viviparous, as Quadrupeds and Cetacea, or oviparous, as Birds. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History Again, with their modern representatives the Cetacea, one or two aberrant forms alone have been found, but no series of transitional ones indicating minutely the line of descent. The Old Riddle and the Newest Answer The Cetacea was small and low in the water, but she was fast and safe, and Jimmy had already come to feel a certain love for her. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z All whales, dolphins, and porpoises belong to an order or major scientific group called the Cetacea by scientists. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic A Guide to Their Identification Cetacea are divisible into two sections, or suborders, the relationships of which are by no means clearly apparent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" A living species of the herbivorous Cetacea or whale tribe which inhabits the mouth of rivers on the coasts of Africa and South America: the sea-cow. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology There are no large mammals in all this extensive region except the Cetacea and a species of the Phocidae of southern waters. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" Looking round, they saw the Cetacea’s bowsprit close above their heads as she lurched toward them on the back of a smooth sea. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z The Cetacea and Sirenia are examples of creatures organized for a completely aquatic life—for never coming to land. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 With the possible exception of one West African dolphin, all the Cetacea are predaceous, subsisting on living animal food of some kind. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" To this class all the warm-blooded quadrupeds, and the Cetacea, or whales, belong. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Cetacea, correlation of dermal system and teeth in the, ii. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) Jimmy moved his wheel another spoke, and sail and heavy spar swung over, while the Cetacea, coming round, buried her lee deck in the sea. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z These creatures form an order by themselves, called Cetacea. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 A general term for various marine animals of the order Cetacea, including the most colossal of all animated beings. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The dead bodies of the larger Cetacea are sometimes found floating on the surface of the waters, as was the case with the immense whale exhibited in London in 1831. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology This strange mammal belongs to a genus of the family Manatidae, or Herbivorous Cetacea. The Castaways Foam-tipped ridges came rolling out of it, and the Cetacea labored heavily. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Remarkable similarities between certain placental and implacental mammals, between the bird's-head processes of Polyzoa and the pedicellari� of Echinoderms, between Ichthyosauria and Cetacea, with very many other similar coincidences, have also been pointed out. On the Genesis of Species The dissection of the Cetacea, and more especially of the larger kinds, is attended with great difficulty, and not unfrequently entails heavy expenses on those who attempt it. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology First, there was a salt-water estuary peopled for many years by species of marine Testacea identical with those now living, and into which some of the larger Cetacea occasionally entered. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Moreover, the ancient and complete habitation of the Cetacea in the ocean has so modified their structure that it is now very difficult to recognize the source whence they have derived their origin. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work The Cetacea was small enough to drift to leeward fast, and it sometimes took them hours to drive her back to the island against the still heavy sea when the wind began to lighten. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Huxley.—Objections to sudden changes.—Labyrinthodont.—Potto.—Cetacea.—As to origin of bird's wing.—Tendrils of climbing plants.—Animals once supposed to be connecting links.—Early specialization of structure.—Macrauchenia.—Glyptodon.—Sabre-toothed tiger.—Conclusion. On the Genesis of Species Determination of Species.—The determination of species as regards the Cetacea is one of much difficulty; Cuvier met this difficulty by an appeal to anatomy. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology Geographical range of the Cetacea.—It is natural to suppose that the geographical range of the different species of Cetacea should be less correctly ascertained than that of the terrestrial mammifers. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology He went beyond the superficialities of popular classification, too, in clearly separating Cetacea from fishes. Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology The Cetacea plunged into the seas, burying him to the waist, but he made his way out-board with the canvas buffeting his head until he seized an iron ring. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z The former thus constitute the order Sirenia, while the latter belong to the Cetacea. On the Genesis of Species Cetacea might with some propriety be divided into whales with whalebone, and whales with teeth. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology Cetacea.—The absence of Cetacea from rocks older than the Eocene has been frequently adduced as lending countenance to the theory of the very late appearance of the highest class of Vertebrata on the earth. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology I have placed Cetacea after Carnivora, and Edentata at the end. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon The others agreed; and after a hurried breakfast they hove the anchor and made a start, Moran sculling the Cetacea, Jimmy and Bethune towing her in the dory. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Cetacea, fishes, molluscs, and other marine organisms are cast up in such quantities along both sides of Bering Strait that the bears and other omnivorous creatures have here become very choice as to their food. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers Thus it stands with regard to the Cetacea called Porpoises and Dolphins. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology Even the comparatively scanty Eocene fauna yields examples of the orders Cheiroptera, Insectivora, Rodentia, and Perissodactyla; of Artiodactyla under both the Ruminant and the Porcine modifications; of Carnivora, Cetacea, and Marsupialia. Critiques and Addresses It is to the Cetacea what the shark is to fishes—a voracious tyrant with a capacious mouth, armed with formidable teeth. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon After a time, during which the horizon steadily receded, a gray and misty blur appeared on the starboard hand, and, now that they could see the combers, they got the Cetacea round. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Even the comparatively scanty Eocene fauna yields examples of the orders Cheiroptera, Insectivora, Rodentia, and Perissodactyla; of Artiodactyla under both the Ruminant and the Porcine modifications; of Caranivora, Cetacea, and Marsupialia. Discourses Biological and Geological Essays Brain and Nervous System.—The erectile tissue surrounding the spinal cord and origin of the spinal nerves in the Cetacea did not extend into the interior of the cranium. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology As regards the latter question, I have little doubt that the Sirenia connect the Ungulata with the Proboscidea; and none, that the Cetacea are extremely modified Carnivora. Critiques and Addresses I have observed some of them disporting themselves in a way that has never yet been recorded of Cetacea, as far as I am aware. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon It was very dark, Jimmy could not see the hatch, and the Cetacea appeared to have fallen over on her beam-ends. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z The largest of the Cetacea is the Right whale, of which—so persistently is it hunted down—there will soon be but few Left. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 19, August 6, 1870 As was to be expected of animals so much withdrawn from human observation, there is but little to say on the natural history of the Cetacea properly so called. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology The passage between the Seals and the Cetacea by Zeuglodon is complete. Critiques and Addresses The narial aperture is thus pushed up, and is short, with an upward direction, as in the Cetacea and Sirenia, with whom the Proboscidea have certain affinities. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Neither of them spoke until they heard a rattle of blocks and the rush of water along the lee side showed that the Cetacea had swung round. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z The legs, to be sure, and the feet are gone, the battle of life having left private Cetacea in the condition of a Chelsea pensioner. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 Contributions to the Anatomy and Natural History of the Cetacea. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology But I am surprised to find the Sirenia left in one group with the Cetacea, and the Plesiosauria with the Ichthyosauria; the ordinal distinctness of these having, to my mind, been long since fully established. Critiques and Addresses I rather demur to your argument from Cetacea: as they are such greatly modified mammals, they ought to have come in rather later in the series. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 While Clay traced her movements as far as they could be learned, the Cetacea was slowly working north. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Now, for all the reasons put forward to this point, I believed that this animal was a member of the branch Vertebrata, class Mammalia, group Pisciforma, and finally, order Cetacea. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea A single remark must be added regarding the nature of the vascular plexus which, in the Cetacea, surrounds the spinal marrow, and extends into the chest. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology He swam with a powerful overhand stroke, but he knew that the Cetacea would drift at double his speed unless he could catch her while she was still in shallow water. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z The Cetacea would drift to leeward fast, and they feared that she would be out of sight before they could begin the chase, but they might be in time to pick up their exhausted comrade. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z The Cetacea, however, was still visible, and she did not seem to be much farther offshore. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z The order Cetacea consists of three families, baleen whales, sperm whales, dolphins, and it's in this last group that narwhales are placed. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Contributions to the Anatomy and Natural History of the Cetacea. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology The Cetacea was much nearer than he had expected. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z By setting some canvas he could pick her up, and the foresail would not be hard to hoist; but the Cetacea would not sail to windward with the heavy cable hanging from her bows. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z At daybreak Aynsley pulled across in the yacht’s small dinghy, and his face had an anxious look as he entered the Cetacea’s cabin, where Jimmy was cleaning some of the pump fittings by lamplight. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z From this I finally concluded that it belonged to the branch Vertebrata, class Mammalia, subclass Monodelphia, group Pisciforma, order Cetacea, family . . . but here I couldn't make up my mind. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea The first great step in the anatomy of the Cetacea is unquestionably due to Cuvier; but his dissections were almost confined to the genus Delphinus, or the common Porpoise of our coasts. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology While the Cetacea drifted slowly with the stream the yacht’s windlass began to clank, and a few minutes later she steamed toward the smaller craft. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z A few moments later Clay was lifted on to the Cetacea’s deck, and Jimmy sat down on the cabin top, feeling very limp. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z It was a flat calm when they towed the Cetacea out on a gray morning, but the swell ran steep and a thin drizzle obscured the sea. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Silky threads of ripples streamed back from the bows, and along the Cetacea’s side there was a drowsy gurgle and lapping of water. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Scarcely in any great natural family do we find Cuvier's favourite theory of anatomical and physiological co-relations so entirely at fault as in the Cetacea. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology The light was fading when they hove the Cetacea to near the wharf and a boat came off. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Though there were one or two steamers at anchor, and signs of activity in the streets, the place had a raw, unfinished look; but the Cetacea’s crew were glad to reach it. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Fumbling in the dark, they hoisted the thrashing sail, and when the Cetacea listed down until her rail was in the foam Jimmy went aft to relieve Bethune at the helm. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Jimmy put up his helm with a keen sense of relief, and the Cetacea swung away swiftly for the south with the sea behind her. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z He praises, and deservedly, no doubt, the exertions of M. Eschricht to collect a proper Museum of the Cetacea. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology A light wind faintly ruffled the landlocked water when the Cetacea crept up to her anchorage off a small lumber port on the eastern coast of Vancouver Island. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Then they set the small storm-jib, and the Cetacea drove away before the sea for the sheltered bight. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z “I guess I could sell the Cetacea for you at a moderate price,” Jaques said. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z A few minutes afterward he completed his four-point bearing, and the Cetacea stopped, head to wind, with a rattle of running chain. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Fossil Cetacea exist, and they seem to have been of both kinds, but, no doubt, were generically and specifically distinct from the recent. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology They ate hungrily while the water splashed beneath the floorings and the lamp swung at erratic angles as the Cetacea rolled; and Bethune made no objection when Jimmy afterward lighted his pipe. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z When dawn broke, ominously red, the Cetacea was hove to with a small trysail set, rising and falling with a drunken stagger, as the long, white seas rolled up on her weather bow. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Near by, the Cetacea lay plunging with her staysail up, while a dark figure on her deck flashed a lantern. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z Some of them curled dangerously, and the trysail flapped, half empty, when the Cetacea sank into the trough. The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z There is a remarkable want of symmetry in the crania of some of the Cetacea; but most remarkable is the cranium of the Narwhal. 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