Suborder Mysticeti (Noun)
Meaning
Baleen whales: right whales; rorquals; blue whales; humpbacks.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The baleen whales, belonging to the suborder Mysticeti, are a group of cetaceans that use plates called baleens to filter small fish and plankton for food.
- Whales that filter small fish and plankton for food have a suborder called Mysticeti which also includes right whales and humpbacks.
- Suborder Mysticeti are characterized by the presence of baleen plates that act like a strainer to separate tiny food particles from the water.
- Within the suborder Mysticeti, different species such as blue whales and rorquals form smaller groups with distinct physical features.
- In contrast to toothed whales, baleen whales that belong to the suborder Mysticeti show distinctive feeding habits that rely on the unique structure of baleen plates.