Associations to the word «Baleen»
Noun
- Whales
- Whale
- Whaling
- Whaler
- Sperm
- Feeder
- Dolphin
- Filter
- Feeding
- Jaw
- Palate
- Mammal
- Plate
- Vertebra
- Grille
- Seawater
- Coloration
- Prey
- Eater
- Greenland
- Fin
- Tooth
- Shark
- Seal
- Fossil
- Mouth
- Feed
- Swim
- Basket
- Oil
- Specie
- Predator
- Bone
- Ft
- Organism
- Species
- Belonging
- Genus
- Killer
- Animal
- Skull
- Fish
- Hunting
- Meat
- Penguin
- Tongue
- Ecology
- Upper
- Insect
- Food
- Size
- Ocean
- Catch
- Hunt
- Water
- Evolution
- Sea
- Trap
- Hang
- Gray
- Conservation
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
BALEEN, noun. (physiology) (uncountable) The bony 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
BALEEN, noun. (zoology) (countable) a baleen whale
BALEEN WHALE, noun. Any of several large whales, of the suborder Mysticeti, that have plates of whalebone instead of teeth
BALEEN WHALES, noun. Plural of baleen whale
Dictionary definition
BALEEN, noun. A horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets.
Wise words
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