Baleen

Definition of Baleen

Ba`leen´   Pronunciation: bå`lēn´
n.1.(Zool. & Com.) Plates or blades of "whalebone," from two to twelve feet long, and sometimes a foot wide, which in certain whales (Balænoidea) are attached side by side along the upper jaw, and form a fringelike sieve by which the food is retained in the mouth.

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horn, whalebone
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