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1. baleen
noun. ['bəˈliːn'] a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets.
Synonyms
Etymology
- balaena (Latin)
- φάλαινα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
Rhymes with Baleen Whale
- quesnell
- deverell
- cartmell
- withnail
- travail
- tramell
- sumrell
- prevail
- portell
- parcell
- mortell
- mcphail
- mcgrail
- marcell
- macphail
- exhale
- carvell
- cardell
- bartell
- averell
- avenell
- abimael
- verrell
- unveil
- today'll
- tirrell
- surveil
- savell
- revell
- rafale
Sentences with baleen-whale
1. Noun Phrase
Although baleen whales don't have teeth, their ancestors long ago did have them.
2. Noun Phrase
The pygmy right whale is the smallest and most enigmatic of all baleen whales.
3. Noun Phrase
Whales that have two blowholes -- baleen whales -- do so because of their immense size.
4. Noun Phrase
The smallest baleen whale is the pygmy right whale.
2. whale
noun. ['ˈweɪl, ˈhweɪl'] a very large person; impressive in size or qualities.
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3. whale
noun. ['ˈweɪl, ˈhweɪl'] any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head.
