单词 | mysticete |
释义 | mysticete[ mis-tuh-seet ] / ˈmɪs təˌsit / noun Zoology.any whale of the suborder Mysticeti, as finback and humpback whales, characterized by a symmetrical skull, paired blowholes, and rows of baleen plates for feeding on plankton. Compare odontocete. Origin of mysticete1825–35; <New Latin Mysticeti, plural of Mysticetus<Greek mystíkētos or mŷs tò kêtos whalebone whale, literally, mouse-whale (term used in extant texts of Aristotle, perhaps a corruption of *mystakókētos mustache-whale; see mustachio, cet-) Words nearby mysticetemystery play, mystery tour, mystic, mystical, mystical theology, mysticete, mysticism, mysticize, mystify, mystique, Mysuru Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mysticete
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