mysticete
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Mysticete — Mys ti*cete, n. [Gr. my stax the upper lip, also, the mustache + kh^tos a whale.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any right whale, or whalebone whale. See {Cetacea}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mysticēte — (Bartenwale), Gruppe der Wale (s. d.) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
mysticète — ● mysticète nom masculin Nom d un sous ordre de cétacés, à tête énorme, portant des fanons, par opposition aux cétacés odontocètes. (Les mysticètes comprennent les baleines franches, la baleine grise, les rorquals et la jubarte.) … Encyclopédie Universelle
Mysticète — Mysticeti Mysticète … Wikipédia en Français
mysticete — /mis teuh seet /, n. Zool. any whale of the suborder Mysticeti, as finback and humpback whales, characterized by a symmetrical skull, paired blowholes, and rows of baleen plates for feeding on plankton. Cf. odontocete. [1825 35; < NL Mysticeti,… … Universalium
mysticete — n. Arctic right whale. ♦ mysticetous, a … Dictionary of difficult words
mysticete — … Useful english dictionary
The Mysticete or whalebone whales having no true teeth after birth but with a series of plates of whalebone see Baleen hanging down from the upper jaw on each side thus making a strainer through which they receive the small animals upon which they feed — Cetacea Ce*ta ce*a, n. pl. [NL., from L. cetus whale, Gr. ?.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of marine mammals, including the whales. Like ordinary mammals they breathe by means of lungs, and bring forth living young which they suckle for some time. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
icète — mysticète … Dictionnaire des rimes
Беззубые киты — (Mysticete) подотряд китообразных млекопитающих (Cetacea), см. Китообразные, Киты и Полосатики … Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона
