BALEEN


Meaning of BALEEN in English

[ba.leen] n [ME baleine whale, baleen, fr. L balaena whale; akin to Gk phallaina whale] (14c): a horny substance found in two rows of plates from

2. to 12 feet long attached along the upper jaws of baleen whales

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