baleen

[ buh-leen ]

/ bəˈlin /

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noun

an elastic, horny substance growing in place of teeth in the upper jaw of certain whales, and forming a series of thin, parallel plates on each side of the palate; whalebone.

Origin of baleen

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English balene (from Anglo-French baleine, beleine, ) from Latin bal(l)ēna, variant of bal(l)aena “whale,” from an unidentified language, also the source of Greek phál(l)aina “whale”; replacing Middle English balayn, Middle French balaine “whale(bone),” from Latin, as above

Words nearby baleen

baldy, bale, Balearic Islands, baleboste, bale cubic, baleen, baleen whale, balefire, baleful, Balenciaga, baler

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Example sentences from the Web for baleen

When we had got the baleen inboard, however, the more disagreeable work of “flensing” began.
Swept Out to Sea|W. Bertram Foster
Then, this same humpbacked whale and the Greenland whale, each of these has baleen; but there again the similitude ceases.
Moby Dick; or The Whale|Herman Melville
So, also, the baleen of the whale and the teeth of the land mammalia are different organs.
Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation|Robert Chambers
Many of them grow to enormous size, far exceeding any of the baleen whales.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale

Occasionally barnacles will be found on teeth or baleen plates.
Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic|Stephen Leatherwood

British Dictionary definitions for baleen

baleen

/ (bəˈliːn) /

noun

whalebone

Word Origin for baleen

C14: from Latin bālaena whale; related to Greek phalaina whale

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Scientific definitions for baleen

baleen

[ bə-lēn′ ]

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

单词	baleen
释义	baleen [ buh-leen ] / bəˈlin / SEE SYNONYMS FOR baleen ON THESAURUS.COM noun an elastic, horny substance growing in place of teeth in the upper jaw of certain whales, and forming a series of thin, parallel plates on each side of the palate; whalebone. Origin of baleen First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English balene (from Anglo-French baleine, beleine, ) from Latin bal(l)ēna, variant of bal(l)aena “whale,” from an unidentified language, also the source of Greek phál(l)aina “whale”; replacing Middle English balayn, Middle French balaine “whale(bone),” from Latin, as above Words nearby baleen baldy, bale, Balearic Islands, baleboste, bale cubic, baleen, baleen whale, balefire, baleful, Balenciaga, baler Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for baleen When we had got the baleen inboard, however, the more disagreeable work of “flensing” began. Swept Out to Sea\|W. Bertram Foster Then, this same humpbacked whale and the Greenland whale, each of these has baleen; but there again the similitude ceases. Moby Dick; or The Whale\|Herman Melville So, also, the baleen of the whale and the teeth of the land mammalia are different organs. Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation\|Robert Chambers Many of them grow to enormous size, far exceeding any of the baleen whales. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon\|Robert A. Sterndale Occasionally barnacles will be found on teeth or baleen plates. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic\|Stephen Leatherwood British Dictionary definitions for baleen baleen / (bəˈliːn) / noun whalebone Word Origin for baleen C14: from Latin bālaena whale; related to Greek phalaina whale Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to baleen mammal, porpoise, whopper, cetacean, grampus, finback, beluga, rorqual, narwhal, orca, ceta, cete, orc, sei Scientific definitions for baleen baleen [ bə-lēn′ ] 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 The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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baleen

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