Aetiocetid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Aetiocetid is a noun meaning A member of the extinct family of baleen whales Aetiocetidae.
Meaning
A member of the extinct family of baleen whales Aetiocetidae.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- aetiocetids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include protocetid, cete, cetotheriid, ambulocetid, arietitid, cetomimid.
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