Definitions for: Baleen


[n] a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets



Webster (1913) Definition: Ba*leen", n. [F. baleine whale and whalibone, L.
balaena a whale; cf. Gr. ?. ] (Zo["o]l. & 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.

Synonyms: whalebone

See Also: horn

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