mysticeti

Questions about mysticeti

What does mysticeti mean?

mysticeti means "baleen whales: right whales; rorquals; blue whales; humpbacks".

How many syllables are in mysticeti?

mysticeti has 4 syllables and divides as my-sti-ce-ti under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for mysticeti?

Close synonyms include suborder Mysticeti. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mysticeti a common word?

mysticeti is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.