A member of the family Cetidae, a taxonomic group related to whales or whale-like marine creatures.
From Latin 'cetus' (whale) + '-id' suffix indicating family membership in taxonomy. Used in scientific classification.
Cetid is a technical taxonomic term that reminds us how scientists organize life—what we call a 'whale' might belong to several different cetid families, each with distinct evolutionary histories and characteristics.
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