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CETACEANS  

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  • Phylum chordata. Class Mammalia. Order Artiodactyla. Cetacea order are hairless, carnivorous, streamlined aquatic mammals consisting of whales, dolphins and porpoises, characterized by dorso-ventrally flattened tails into flukes, forelimbs modified into flippers, and long rostrum with nares at the top of the skull. (en)

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  • 2017-03-15 08:47:05.0 [mgenazzi] Definition added insert Definition (id: null text: Phylum chordata. Class Mammalia. Order Artiodactyla. Cetacea order are hairless, carnivorous, streamlined aquatic mammals consisting of whales, dolphins and porpoises, characterized by dorso-ventrally flattened tails into flukes, forelimbs modified into flippers, and long rostrum with nares at the top of the skull. language code: en);

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