3 English Synonyms for BALEEN

Definition: 1. The horny material from the fringed plates of the upper jaw of baleen whales that are used to filter plankton; once used as stays in corsets

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Definition: 1. Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.

There are 12 definitions of the word whale

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Definition: 1. Any of several large whales, of the suborder Mysticeti, that have plates of whalebone instead of teeth

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