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Mysticeti

Syllabification: (Mys·ti·ce·ti)
Pronunciation: /ˌmistəˈsēˌtī/
Zoology
Definition of Mysticeti
  • a division of the whales that comprises the baleen whales.
    • Suborder Mysticeti, order Cetacea

Derivatives

mysticete

Pronunciation: /ˈmistəˌsēt/
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'

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