Word
Baleen
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
ba-leen
Definition
- n. - Plates or blades of "whalebone," from two to twelve feet
long, and sometimes a foot wide, which in certain whales (Balaenoidea)
are attached side by side along the upper jaw, and form a fringelike
sieve by which the food is retained in the mouth.
- noun - A horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
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