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baleen
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Baleen
(gcide) | Baleen \Ba*leen"\ (b[.a]*l[=e]n"), n. [F. baleine whale and
whalebone, L. balaena a whale; cf. Gr. fa`laina. ] (Zool. &
Com.)
Plates or blades of "whalebone," from two to twelve feet
long, and sometimes a foot wide, which in certain whales
(Bal[ae]noidea) are attached side by side along the upper
jaw, and form a fringelike sieve by which the food is
retained in the mouth.
[1913 Webster] |
baleen
(wn) | baleen
n 1: a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales;
used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets [syn:
whalebone, baleen] |
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Baleen
(gcide) | Baleen \Ba*leen"\ (b[.a]*l[=e]n"), n. [F. baleine whale and
whalebone, L. balaena a whale; cf. Gr. fa`laina. ] (Zool. &
Com.)
Plates or blades of "whalebone," from two to twelve feet
long, and sometimes a foot wide, which in certain whales
(Bal[ae]noidea) are attached side by side along the upper
jaw, and form a fringelike sieve by which the food is
retained in the mouth.
[1913 Webster] |
The Mysticete or whalebone whales having no true teeth after birth but with a series of plates of whalebone see Baleen hanging down from the upper jaw on each side thus making a strainer through which they receive the small animals upon which they feed
(gcide) | Cetacea \Ce*ta"ce*a\, n. pl. [NL., from L. cetus whale, Gr. ?.]
(Zool.)
An order of marine mammals, including the whales. Like
ordinary mammals they breathe by means of lungs, and bring
forth living young which they suckle for some time. The
anterior limbs are changed to paddles; the tail flukes are
horizontal. There are two living suborders:
(a) The {Mysticete or whalebone whales, having no true
teeth after birth, but with a series of plates of
whalebone [see Baleen.] hanging down from the upper jaw
on each side, thus making a strainer, through which they
receive the small animals upon which they feed.}
(b) The {Denticete, including the dolphins and sperm whale,
which have teeth. Another suborder (Zeuglodontia) is
extinct. The Sirenia were formerly included in the
Cetacea, but are now made a separate order.}
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baleen whale
(wn) | baleen whale
n 1: whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for
filtering plankton from the water [syn: baleen whale,
whalebone whale] |
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