Meaning Of The Word Whalebone whale

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whalebone whale in American English
baleen whale
noun: any whale of the suborder Mysticeti, having plates of whalebone on the sides of the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water

whalebone whale in British English
noun: any whale belonging to the cetacean suborder Mysticeti, having a double blowhole and strips of whalebone between the jaws instead of teeth: includes the rorquals, right whales, and the blue whale

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