Look up: Baleen

1. Baleen
   A strong plate of keratin, frayed on one edge, in the mouth of a baleen whale to strain water through.
   Found on http://www.blue-whale.info/Whale_Glossar
   
   
2. Baleen
   Ba·leen' (bȧ*lēn') noun [ French baleine whale and whalebone, Latin balaena a whale; confer Greek fa`laina .] (Zoology & Com.) Plates or blades of 'whalebone,' from two to twelve feet long, and sometimes a f...
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3. baleen
   <zoology> 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. ... Origin: F. Baleine whale and whal...
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4. Baleen
   • (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.
   Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
   
   
5. baleen
   baleen: see whale.
   Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A09106
   
   
6. Baleen
   Baleen is whale-bone in the rough or natural state.
   Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow
   
   
7. baleen
   (L: balaena whale) baleen whale bone. Baleen whale any of various whales of the suborder Mysticeti, having plates of baleen, fringed with bristles for straining plankton from the water. See enviro/mammals/classification
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8. baleen
   plates of keratin (the same material that makes up fingernails) found on the upper jaws of gray whales; used for filter-feeding and trapping amphipods and other tiny foods
   Found on http://www.pbs.org/kqed/oceanadventures/
   
   
9. Baleen
   `Baleen` or `whalebone` is a built in filter-feeder inside of some of the whales. The whale would open its mouth underwater and water would then pour into the whale`s mouth. They would then push the water out, but the animals such as `krill` would end up as a meal for the whale. Baleen is like brist...
   Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baleen