n.
See baleen whale.
[New Latin mysticētus, from Greek mustikētos, alteration of (ho) mūs to kētos, (the) whale (called) the mouse : mūs, mouse + kētos, whale.]
mysticetous mys'ti·ce'tous (-sē'təs) adj.
mysticete
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mys·ti·cete (mĭs'tĭ-sēt') 
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n.
See baleen whale.
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