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mys·ti·ce·ti \ˌmistəˈsēˌtī\ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, plural of mysticetus Greenland whale, from Greek mystikētos, a whale (dubious reading in some early editions of Aristotle where some recent editions read ho mys to ketos and interpret as “the ‘mouse’ — that is, the whale so called”) : a suborder of Cetacea consisting of the whalebone whales — compare odontoceti • mys·ti·ce·tous \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sēd.əs\ adjective |