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Cetacean Cryptics: Deep Sea Enigma
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Emitted sound wave helping toothed whales identify prey
  • 2. Adjective describing fluid motion efficiency in whale locomotion
  • 3. Whale body shape reducing hydrodynamic drag
  • 4. Suborder characterized by baleen plates instead of teeth
  • 5. Arctic whale known for its tusk, a rare elongated tooth
  • 10. Primary propulsive tail appendage unique to cetaceans
  • 14. Marine elephant's thermal armor beneath the epidermis
  • 15. Lipids-filled forehead structure used in sound modulation
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  • 6. Obscure genus name historically linked to large prehistoric whales
  • 7. Toothed suborder of whales including dolphins and porpoises
  • 8. Fringe-like structures aiding filter feeding in certain whales
  • 9. Biosonar technique used by odontocetes for navigation
  • 11. Deep-diving cetacean famed for ambergris production
  • 12. Term for whale remnants of hind limbs lost to evolution
  • 13. Rare waxy substance from sperm whale intestines, prized in perfumery
  • 16. Keratinous fringed plates filtering krill in mysticetes

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