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aetiocetid

aetiocetid noun: a member of the extinct family of baleen whales Aetiocetidae.

Noun

aetiocetid (plural aetiocetids)

  1. A member of the extinct family of baleen whales Aetiocetidae.
    • A 25-million-year-old fossil whale from Washington State, specimen NMV P252567 – or ‘Alfred’ to his friends – belongs to an extinct group of whales called aetiocetids.2016 November 30, Elsa Panciroli, “How did the whale get its 'moustache'?”, in The Guardian

Forms of aetiocetid

pluralaetiocetids

Questions about aetiocetid

What does aetiocetid mean?
Aetiocetid means a member of the extinct family of baleen whales Aetiocetidae.
What part of speech is aetiocetid?
Aetiocetid is a noun.
What is the plural of aetiocetid?
The plural of aetiocetid is aetiocetids.

Words near aetiocetid in the dictionary

  1. Aethusa
  2. aethyr
  3. aethyrs
  4. Aetians
  5. aetio-
  6. aetiocetid
  7. aetiocetids
  8. aetiogenesis
  9. aetiolate
  10. aetiolated
  11. aetiolates

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