| Definition of 'baleen' |
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1. (noun) whalebone, baleen
a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
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1. (noun) baleen
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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