Meaning Of The Word Baleen
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Baleen Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Baleen?
baleen in American English
the horny, elastic plates that hang down in fringed, parallel columns from the upper jaw or palate of baleen whales and serve as a strainer that catches plankton while a whale is feeding noun baleen in British English noun: whalebone |
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