Mysticeti

 
Pronunciation: /ˌmɪstɪˈsiːti/

plural noun

Zoology
  • a division of the whales that comprises the baleen whales.
    • Suborder Mysticeti, order Cetacea

Derivatives

mysticete

noun & adjective

Origin:

modern Latin (plural), from Greek mustikētos representing (in old editions of Aristotle) the phrase ho mus to kētos 'the mouse, the whale so called'