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 17-man crew of the Huronton quickly scrambled to safety aboard the Cetus.
From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2023
My brother-in-law, John Sninsky, and others also worked on the PCR breakthrough at Cetus Corp.
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
Neither Merodach, nor Tiamat, nor the constellations of Orion and Cetus, nor the actual stars of which they are composed, are anything but creatures.
From The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture by Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter)
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