Australian English Meaning of baleen
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Definitions and Meaning of baleen in English
baleen (n)
a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
baleen (n.)
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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baleen
a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsetsPlates or blades of whalebone, from two to twelve feet lo
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baled => baled, balearic islands => Balearic Islands, balearic => balearic, bale out => bail out, bale => bale,
