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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'

Mysticeti in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Mysticeti in the British & World English dictionary