Synonymer

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Definitioner

Substantiv

  1. (physiology, uncountable) The plates in the mouth of the baleen whale, Mysticeti, which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry
  2. (zoology, countable) a baleen whale

Exempel

  • “You have probably never seen anything like this before, Mr. Toler. It is baleen, or if you prefer it, whalebone, taken from the mouth of the bowhead whale. It is used by the whale to filter its food.”

Böjningsformer

Pluralbaleens