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Baleen
Meaning
Noun
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In Physiology & Whales:
The
keratinous
material
that
makes up
the
plates
in the
mouth
of the
baleen whale
, Mysticeti, which it
uses
to
trap
its food; formerly used in corsetry.
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In Zoology & Whales:
A
baleen
whale,
●
In Whales:
A
whale
or other large fish.
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Origin
baleen
English
balaena
Latin
φάλαινα
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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