Cetus
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Cetus
From Latin; see origin at 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 left Cetus in 1986 to work at the biotechnology company Xytronyx in San Diego and worked as a freelance consultant thereafter.
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
The constellation Eridanus lies south of Taurus, east of Cetus, and west of Lepus.
From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by Gore, J. Ellard
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