Baleen Synonyms

bəlēn
A horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. whalebone

Words Related to Baleen

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Baleen Sentence Examples

  • Rorqual whales such as the fin and minke whales have much shorter, firmer baleen and feed by gulping.

  • Like most other baleen whales, they spend the winters in warm waters and migrate to cold seas to feed in summer.

  • Believe it or not, the larger baleen whales are still commercially extinct.

  • It can record baleen whale calls within an area of up to 50 km around the device.

  • They have very long flexible baleen plates that catch the tiny plankton in the hairs.

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