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cete

[ seet ]
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noun

a number of badgers together.

Nearby words

cetacean, cetaceum, cetane, cetane number, cetatea albă, cete, ceteris paribus, ceti, cetin, cetinje, cetnik

Origin of cete

1400–50; late Middle English, of obscure origin; perhaps variant of Middle English cite city, a usage suggested by similarity of Middle English forms for borough and burrow
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Examples from the Web for cete

  • The Cete are all predaceous, fish, pelagic crustaceans, and especially squids and cuttlefishes forming their principal food.

    Elementary Zoology, Second Edition|Vernon L. Kellogg

  • A badger's earth or warren is properly and generally called a "set" or "cete."

    The Badger|Alfred E. Pease

British Dictionary definitions for cete

cete

/ (siːt) /

noun

a group of badgers

Word Origin for cete

C15: perhaps from Latin coetus assembly, from coīre to come together
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