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ba·leen  (b-ln)
n.
See whalebone.
[Middle English balene, from Old French baleine, from Latin balaena, whale, from Greek phalaina; see bhel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
baleen [bəˈliːn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) whalebone
[from Latin bālaena whale; related to Greek phalaina whale]
baleen  (b-ln)
A flexible horny substance hanging in fringed plates from the upper jaw of baleen whales. It is used to strain plankton from seawater when feeding. Also called whalebone.
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Noun1.baleen - a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whalesbaleen - a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
whalebone
horn - the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails
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