baleen
Plural: baleens
Noun
- a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
- keratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale (Mysticeti), which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry.
- A baleen whale (Mysticeti).
- A whale or other large fish.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English baleyne, from Old French baleine (“whale, whalebone”), from Latin balaena (“whale”), from Ancient Greek φάλαινα (phálaina, “whale”).
Synonyms
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