transcription, транскрипция: [ bə-ˈlēn, ˈba-ˌlēn ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English baleine whale, baleen, from Latin balaena whale; akin to Greek phallaina whale
Date: 14th century
: a horny keratinous substance found in two rows of transverse plates which hang down from the upper jaws of baleen whales