Cetus
Americannoun
genitive
Cetinoun
Etymology
Origin of Cetus
From Latin; cet-
Example Sentences
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Meet J0107a, an 11.2 billion-year-old monster galaxy located in the constellation Cetus.
From Space Scoop • Jun. 5, 2025
The replication of minute DNA material has become a signature breakthrough thanks to the dedicated scientists of a little-known corporation called Cetus.
From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2019
He launched back into the science world doing research projects in universities before joining Cetus Corp., a now-defunct biotechnology firm in San Francisco, where he was working when he devised PCR in 1983.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2019
Poseidon was so offended that he created a sea-monster named Cetus to devastate the kingdom.
From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016
Amid that galaxy of diamonds, the Southern Cross, Orion’s Belt, the Great Dog, Centaurus, Cetus, and many another constellation, stood majestic.
From Tales of South Africa by Bryden, H.A.
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