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Noun baleen has 1 sense
- whalebone, baleen - a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
--1 is a kind of horn
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Baleen
Part of speech: Noun
Sense: A horny substance found in the mouths of baleen whales, used to strain food from water.
Usage: Popular
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Sample Sentences:
- The baleen of a whale serves as a filtration system when it feeds.
- A baleen whale can strain tons of water and food through its baleen plates.
- The baleen is made of a protein called keratin, which also forms hair and fingernails in humans.
- Researchers studied the growth patterns of baleen plates to estimate the age of whales.
- Baleen is sensitive to changes in water temperature and can indicate the whale's health and stress levels.
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