American English pronunciation
How to pronounce baleen
IPA transcription: [bə'lin]
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Noun
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a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
Usage examples
- The Zabbaleen village where the garbage collectors of Cairo live.
- Some baleen whales will deliberately rub themselves on substrate to dislodge parasites.
- Some baleen whales will deliberately rub themselves on substrate to dislodge parasites.