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baleen: see whale whale, aquatic mammal of the order Cetacea, found in all oceans of the world. Members of this order vary greatly in size and include the largest animals that have ever lived. Cetaceans never leave the water, even to give birth. ..... Click the link for more information. . baleen whalebone baleen [be′lēn] (vertebrate zoology) A horny substance, growing as fringed filter plates suspended from the upper jaws of whalebone whales. Also known as whalebone. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In its mouth, this whale has unusually few of the baleen plates that such whales use to filter food from the water. |
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