baleens
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary baleen whale Function: noun Date: 1874 : any of a suborder (Mysticeti) of usually large whales lacking teeth but having baleen which is used to filter chiefly small crustaceans (as krill) out of large quantities of seawater ba·leen n. Pronunciation: bə- ' lēn, ' ba- ˌ lēn Function: noun Etymology: Middle English baleine whale, baleen, from Latin balaena whale; akin to Greek phallaina whale Date: 14th century : a horny keratinous substance found in two rows of transverse plates which hang down from the upper jaws of baleen whales