Definitions for baleenbəˈlin
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ba•leenbəˈlin(n.)
Category: Mammals
Ref: whalebone (def. 1 ). 1
Origin of baleen:
1275–1325; ME balene (< AF baleine) < L bal(l)aena whale
Princeton's WordNet
whalebone, baleen(noun)
a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
Wiktionary
baleen(Noun)
The plates in the mouth of the baleen whale, Mysticeti, which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry
baleen(Noun)
a baleen whale
Origin: balaena, from φάλαινα.
Webster Dictionary
Baleen(noun)
plates or blades of "whalebone," from two to twelve feet long, and sometimes a foot wide, which in certain whales (Balaenoidea) are attached side by side along the upper jaw, and form a fringelike sieve by which the food is retained in the mouth
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