κῆτος, εος, τό,
any sea-monster or
huge fish, δελφῖνάς τε κύνας τε καὶ εἴ ποθι μεῖζον ἑλῃσι κῆτος [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; of seals, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; of the monster to which Andromeda was exposed, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the tunny, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
2) in Natural History, of the spouting
cetacea, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
II) name of a constellation, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]