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PRONUNCIATION OF MYSTICETE

mysticete  [ˈmɪstɪˌsiːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MYSTICETE

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Mysticete is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MYSTICETE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mysticete

Baleen whale

The baleen whales, also called whalebone whales, is one of two suborders of the Cetacea. They are the edentulous whales, characterized by having baleen plates for filtering food from water, rather than teeth like in the toothed whales or Odontoceti. Living species of Mysticeti have teeth only during the embryonic phase. Fossil Mysticeti had teeth before baleen evolved. The suborder contains four extant families and 15 species.

Definition of mysticete in the English dictionary

The definition of mysticete in the dictionary is any species of toothless whale of the suborder Mysticeti, also known as baleen whales.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MYSTICETE


actinomycete
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ammocete
ˈæməˌsiːt
ammocoete
ˈæməˌsiːt
backseat
ˈbæksiːt
basidiomycete
bæˌsɪdɪəʊmaɪˈsiːt
cete
siːt
conceit
kənˈsiːt
deceit
dɪˈsiːt
facete
fəˈsiːt
loveseat
ˈlʌvˌsiːt
Maliseet
ˈmælɪˌsiːt
odontocete
ɒˈdɒntəˌsiːt
receipt
rɪˈsiːt
reseat
riːˈsiːt
ruckseat
ˈrʌkˌsiːt
seat
siːt
unseat
ʌnˈsiːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MYSTICETE

mystery
mystery bag
mystery play
mystery shopper
mystery story
mystery tour
mystic
mystical
mystically
mysticalness
mysticism
mysticly
mystification
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mystifyingly
mystique

WORDS THAT END LIKE MYSTICETE

Albacete
ascomycete
discomycete
inficete
myxomycete
oomycete
phycomycete
schizomycete
streptomycete
synoecete
zygomycete

Synonyms and antonyms of mysticete in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mysticete» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MYSTICETE

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The translations of mysticete from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mysticete» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

mysticete
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

misticetos
570 millions of speakers

English

mysticete
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mysticete
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

mysticete
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

mysticete
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mysticete
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mysticete
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mysticète
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mysticete
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mysticete
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヒゲクジラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mysticete
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mysticete
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mysticete
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mysticete
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गूढ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mysticete
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mysticete
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mysticete
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

mysticete
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mysticete
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

mysticete
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

mysticete
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

mysticete
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

mysticete
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mysticete

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MYSTICETE»

The term «mysticete» is used very little and occupies the 179.969 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MYSTICETE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mysticete

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MYSTICETE»

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Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals
5 Polar bear Little is known about non-vocal auditory communication in polar bears, but as a top level predator it may be adaptive to minimize non-vocal sounds. B. Vocal Communication 1. Mysticete cetaceans Generally, sounds of baleen ...
William F. Perrin, Bernd Wursig, J. G.M. Thewissen, 2009
2
Echolocation in Bats and Dolphins
Graph comparing percentages of CaBP-immuno- reactive neurons of the total neuronal population in 1C of primate (Macaco fascicularis), odontocete whale ( Tursiops trun- catus). and mysticete whale (Megaptera novaengliae). Note that in  ...
Jeanette A. Thomas, Cynthia F. Moss, Marianne Vater, 2004
3
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
72. ll. Balwnula balwnops-is VAN BENEDEN, 1872. Mysticete. Near Antwerp. Op. cit., 1880, iv, 52. 12. Balwna primigania VAN BENEDEN, 1872. Mysticete. Near Antwerp. Op. cit., p. 66. 13. Balamotus insignia VAN BENEDEN, 1872. Mysticete.
Thomas Lincoln Casey, Gilbert Van Ingen, Charles Lane Poor, 1909
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Congressional Serial Set
(Mysticete.) 1898 B, p. 109. (Mysticete.) Flower, W. H. 1864 A, p. 388. ( Balœnoidea, or Mysticete.) 1867 A, p. 110. ( Mystaeoceti, or Balœnoidea.) 1876 В, xiii, p. 450. (Mystaeoceti.) 1883 D, p. 394. (Mystaeoceti.) Flower and Lydekker 1891 A, p.
‎1902
5
Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey
87fi. (Mystacoceti.) 1890 E, p. 010. (Mysticete.) 1898 B, p. 109. (Mysticete.) Flower, W. H. 1864 A, p. 388. (Balœnoidea, or Mysticete.) 1867 A, p. 110. ( Mystacoceti, or Balœnoidea.) 1876 В, xiii, p. 4ñ0. (Mystacocetl.) 1883 D, p. 394. ( Mystacoceti.) ...
‎1902
6
Bulletin - United States Geological Survey
876. (Mystacoceti.) 1890 E, p. 610. (Mysticete.) 1898 В, p. 109. (Mysticete.) Flower, W. H. 1864 A, p. 388. (Balœnoidea, or Mysticete.) 1867 A. p. 110. ( Mystacoceti, or Balienoidea.) 1876 B, xiii, p. 450. (Mystacoceti.) 1883 D, p. 394. ( Mystacoceti.) ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1902
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Hearing by Whales and Dolphins
Because of the complex and robust construction of the glove finger and the clear connection with the residual external canal, the consensus of anatomical data is that mysticete external auditory canals are functional, at least as a source and ...
Whitlow W.L. Au, Arthur N. Popper, Richard R. Fay, 2000
8
Congressional edition
Suborder Mysticete. BALJENID^E. Metopockti*s Copo. Type M. durirumu Cope Сп}к, E. D. 1896 J, p. 141. Metopocetus durinasus Cope. Cope, E. D. 18% J, p. 141, pl. xi, flg. S. Сетотпешсм Brandt. Type С. rathkii Brandt. Cetotherium ...
United States. Congress, 1901
9
Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North ...
Suborder Mysticete. BALiENIDyE. Metopocetus Cope. Type M. durinasus Cope Cope, E. D. 1896 J, p. 141. Metopocetus durinasus Cope. Cope, E. D. 1896 J, p. 141, pi. xi, fig. 3. Cephalotropus Cope. Type C. coronatus Cope Cope, E. D. 1896  ...
Oliver Perry Hay, 1902
10
The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life
1. Introduction. The impact of anthropogenic sound on marine mammals is difficult to assess, especially for species without available audiograms. There are currently no audiograms for any species of mysticete because of their size and, ...
Arthur Popper, Anthony Hawkins, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MYSTICETE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mysticete is used in the context of the following news items.
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Baleen whales hear through their bones
The baleen, or “mysticete”, whales are the largest animals on Earth. They include blue whales, minke whales, right whales, gray whales, and fin ... «RedOrbit, Jan 15»
2
Princeton Professor Emeritus of Geosciences Defends Marine …
... beaked whales, were by far the predominant (95 percent) cetaceans associated with these events, with 2 percent mysticete whales (minke). «The SandPaper, Nov 14»
3
Of After Man, The New Dinosaurs and Greenworld: an interview with …
Giant flightless penguins of After Man: the mysticete-like Vortex, and dolphin-like Porpin. Image by Diz Wallis, from Dixon (1981). Dougal: Well ... «Scientific American, Apr 14»
4
Seals suck up tiny fish with 'sieve' teeth
“The classic filter feeders of the ocean are the mysticete whales, such as the humpback and blue whales, that use specialized baleen as a filter ... «Futurity: Research News, Oct 12»
5
Fin whale threatened in the Mediterranean
The importance of the study is the critical state situation of the whale in these waters where it is the only mysticete (it has a baleen instead of ... «ScienceBlog.com, Jul 12»
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Art Beat: One-day exhibit at Brecknock Hall; new artist-in-residence …
Mysticete,” an exhibit of recent wood whale carvings by Randy Kilhoff of Sag Harbor is on view through November at Greenport Harbor ... «The Suffolk Times, Sep 11»
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From Tearing Teeth to Baleen
Despite this formidable dentition, though, we know that Janjucetus undoubtedly belonged to the mysticete lineage because of the organization ... «Wired News, Aug 11»
8
Whales sucked before they sieved
Its remains include a complete skull. The lower jaw is distinctly unlike a mysticete's – it had many teeth, and the two halves were clearly fused. «Discover Magazine, Aug 11»
9
Move Over Boneworm, the Bone Snail is Taking Over
... there are in the Abyssochrysoid group which has fossil members that were found to be in association with marine reptile and mysticete bone ... «Deep-Sea News, Dec 10»
10
Pouches, pockets and sacs in the heads, necks and chests of …
Accordingly, it has been suggested that the comparatively enormous mysticete larynx is the source of these sounds (e.g,, Quayle 1991, ... «ScienceBlogs, Oct 10»

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