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Cetacean vs Whalesucker - What's the difference?

cetacean | whalesucker |

As nouns the difference between cetacean and whalesucker

is that cetacean is an animal belonging to the order cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales while whalesucker is a tropical species of remora, , that attaches exclusively to cetaceans.

As an adjective cetacean

is pertaining to the zoologic order cetacea, or associated with species falling under that taxonomic hierarchy.

cetacean

English

(wikipedia cetacean) (Cetacea)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to the zoologic order Cetacea, or associated with species falling under that taxonomic hierarchy.
    • The poached blubber was definitely cetacean in origin, but the particular species could not be identified.
  • More generally, relating to large aquatic mammals, either directly or by analogy.
    • The obese woman, ungainly on land, moved with a kind of cetacean grace in the water.

    Synonyms

    * (belonging to order Cetacea ): cetaceous

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An animal belonging to the order Cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales.
    • The tour promised spiritual experiences with humpback whales and other cetaceans , but all we saw were seagulls and a dead sea otter.

    whalesucker

    English

    (wikipedia whalesucker) (Remora australis)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A tropical species of remora, , that attaches exclusively to cetaceans