About The Word Baleen
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Baleen
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What's The Definition Of Baleen?
[n] a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
Synonyms | Synonyms for Baleen: whalebone Related Terms | Find terms related to Baleen: See Also | horn Baleen In Webster's Dictionary \Ba*leen"\, n. [F. baleine whale and whalibone, L.
balaena a whale; cf. Gr. ?. ] (Zo["o]l. & Com.)
Plates or blades of ``whalebone,'' from two to twelve feet
long, and sometimes a foot wide, which in certain whales
({Bal[ae]noidea}) 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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