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It is derived from the Latin word cetus, meaning whale.
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The Greek word κητος (ketos), from which comes the Latin word cetus, originally meant any large creature of the sea.
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Sete, whose name comes from the Latin word 'cetus' for whale, was once home to a mainly poor community of fishermen, often of Italian descent, who settled in the early 20th century.
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Sete, whose name comes from the Latin word 'cetus' for whale, was once home to a mainly poor community of fishermen, often of Italian descent, who settled in the early 20th century.
Reuters: Top News 2010
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Sete, whose name comes from the Latin word 'cetus' for whale, was once home to a mainly poor community of fishermen, often of Italian descent, who settled in the early 20th century.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Sete, whose name comes from the Latin word 'cetus' for whale, was once home to a mainly poor community of fishermen, often of Italian descent, who settled in the early 20th century.
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If you're going to make a movie about Greek mythology, use the monster from Greek mythology: cetus or ketus.
Second Clash of the Titans Trailer - More Monsters, More Story | /Film 2009
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Cetyl Alcohol Originally refined from sperm whale oil (cetus = whale), this waxy white cream is more properly called hexadecanol and is now made from vegetable oil.
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Rayuan Saya | blog@khalidsamad.com (Khalid Samad) isu royalti kelirukan, cetus implikasi baru | razaleighhamzah
Malaysiakini :: News 2010
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Rayuan Saya | blog@khalidsamad.com (Khalid Samad) isu royalti kelirukan, cetus implikasi baru | razaleighhamzah
Malaysiakini :: News 2010
chained_bear commented on the word cetus
"The Whale, in astronomy, a large constellation of the southern hemisphere, under Pisces, and next the water of Aquarius.
"The stars in this constellation, in the British catalogue, are 97.
"In the neck of Cetus is a remarkable star, which appears and disappears periodically, passing through the several degrees of magnitude, both increasing and diminishing in about 333 days."
—Falconer's New Universal Dictionary of the Marine (1816), 80
See also Menkar.
October 12, 2008