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Mysticeti

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prop. n.1.A suborder including baleen whales: right whales; rorquals; blue whales; and humpbacks.
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Noun1.Mysticeti - baleen whales: right whales; rorquals; blue whales; humpbacks
suborder Mysticeti
animal order - the order of animals
Cetacea, order Cetacea - an order of Eutheria
baleen whale, whalebone whale - whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water
Balaenidae, family Balaenidae - right whales
Balaenopteridae, family Balaenopteridae - rorquals; blue whales
Eschrichtiidae, family Eschrichtiidae - comprising only the grey whales
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Introduction Cetaceans are divided into two suborders: Mysticeti (baleen whales) and Odontoceti (toothed whales, which include dolphins and porpoises).
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They are grouped into two suborders -- Mysticeti (those with baleen, or whalebone) and Odontoceti (those with teeth).
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