Meaning Of The Word Whalebone

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What's The Definition Of Whalebone?

whalebone in American English
baleen
noun: an elastic, horny substance growing in place of teeth in the upper jaw of certain whales, and forming a series of thin, parallel plates on each side of the palate; baleen

whalebone in British English
noun: a horny elastic material forming a series of numerous thin plates that hang from the upper jaw on either side of the palate in the toothless (whalebone) whales and strain plankton from water entering the mouth

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