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Definition of Mysticetes
1. mysticete [n] - See also: mysticete
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mysticetes
Literary usage of Mysticetes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1843)
"Those of the Cachalots are simple, of a long ovoid recurved shape, and placed in
the lower jaw only. The mysticetes, or ..."
2. A Manual of Zoology by Richard Hertwig (1912)
"... or paired (mysticetes) external opening. Since the air expelled contains much
moisture and this is condensed on contact with the cooler external air, ..."