a baleen whale

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Definition von a baleen whale im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: baleen
baleen whale: Any of several large whales, of the suborder Mysticeti, that have plates of whalebone instead of teeth
baleen Whale: (Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) A whale that has plates of whalebone in the mouth for straining plankton from the water. Baleen whales include the rorqual, humpback, right whale, and grey whale. Also called WHALEBONE WHALE
baleen whale: whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water
baleen whale: Any of several usually large whales of the suborder Mysticeti, such as the right whale and rorquals, having a symmetrical skull, two blowholes, and whalebone plates instead of teeth. Also called mysticete, whalebone whale. Any of about 13 species of cetaceans in the suborder Mysticeti. They are distinguished by a specialized feeding structure, the baleen, which strains plankton and small crustaceans from the water. It consists of two horny plates attached to the roof of the mouth. Each plate (as long as 12 ft, or 3.6 m, in the right whale) is composed of parallel slats with fringes that mat together to form a sieve. Other baleen whales are the blue, fin, gray, humpback, and sei whales and the rorqual. Baleen was once used for corset stays and is still used in some industrial brushes

a baleen whale

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a ba·leen whale

ı bılin hweyl

/ə bəˈlēn ˈhwāl/ /ə bəˈliːn ˈhweɪl/

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