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单词 Mysticeti
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Definition of Mysticeti in English:

Mysticeti

plural noun ˌmɪstɪˈsiːtiˌmistəˈsēˌtī
Zoology
  • A division of the whales that comprises the baleen whales.

    〔动〕须鲸亚目

    Suborder Mysticeti, order Cetacea

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The extant sub-orders are the Mysticeti (baleen whales) and the Odontoceti (toothed whales).
    • In the Late Oligocene, a fundamental split occurred between the Odontoceti and the Mysticeti.
    • Estimates for Tragulidae, Odontoceti, and Mysticeti are generally younger and close together in time, followed by a still more recent divergence of cervids, bovids, antilocaprids and giraffids.
    • Modern whales may be divided into two subgroups: the Odontoceti (toothed whales) and the Mysticeti (baleen whales).

Derivatives

  • mysticete

  • noun & adjective
    Zoology
    • Both the mysticetes and odontocetes are thought to be descendants of the archaeocetes.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Curiously, while sperm whales unquestionably have teeth, recent molecular data and a reanalysis of their anatomy has suggested that they may be highly derived mysticetes.
      • This anatomic geometry supports the idea of acoustic frequency filtering and channeling functions in odontocetes and low frequency hearing in mysticetes.
      • The throats of balaenids are smooth, lacking the furrows or grooves of some other mysticetes.
      • Interestingly, the late Oligocene whale Aetiocetus, from Oregon, has skull and jaw features typical of baleen whales, and is considered to be the earliest mysticete - yet it also bore a full set of teeth.

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'.

Definition of Mysticeti in US English:

Mysticeti

plural nounˌmistəˈsēˌtī
Zoology
  • A division of the whales that comprises the baleen whales.

    〔动〕须鲸亚目

    Suborder Mysticeti, order Cetacea

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The extant sub-orders are the Mysticeti (baleen whales) and the Odontoceti (toothed whales).
    • Modern whales may be divided into two subgroups: the Odontoceti (toothed whales) and the Mysticeti (baleen whales).
    • Estimates for Tragulidae, Odontoceti, and Mysticeti are generally younger and close together in time, followed by a still more recent divergence of cervids, bovids, antilocaprids and giraffids.
    • In the Late Oligocene, a fundamental split occurred between the Odontoceti and the Mysticeti.

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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