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cete
[ seet ]
/ sit /
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Definition of cete
noun
a number of badgers together.
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Words nearby cete
cetacean, cetaceum, cetane, cetane number, Cetatea Albă, cete, ceteris paribus, cetin, Cetinje, Cetnik, ceto-
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How to use cete in a sentence
Milicete, mil'ĭ-cete, the name of an Indian tribe; written also Malicete.
The Cete are all predaceous, fish, pelagic crustaceans, and especially squids and cuttlefishes forming their principal food.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition|Vernon L. KelloggA 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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