1. Plural of mysticete; baleen whales, a suborder of whales that filter-feed using baleen plates instead of teeth.
Usage: zoology; technical term; plural form

Examples

• Mysticetes include blue whales, humpback whales, and gray whales.
• Unlike odontocetes, mysticetes use baleen to filter small organisms from seawater.
• The largest mysticetes can grow to over 100 feet in length.
• Marine biologists study mysticetes to understand their migration patterns.
• Mysticetes are found in oceans throughout the world.