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Keratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale, which…Keratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale (Mysticeti), which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry.

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» Whales, dolphins and porpoises are divided into two groups: toothed and baleen.

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(неисчисляемое)Keratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale (Mysticeti), which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry.
(исчисляемое)A baleen whale (Mysticeti).
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(исчисляемое, устаревшее, неисчисляемое)Any whale or large fish.

Ещё определения

a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets

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Whales, dolphins and porpoises are divided into two groups: toothed and baleen.
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These marine mammals, once hunted for their blubber and baleen, now support a thriving whale-watching industry.
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Происхождение

From Middle English baleyne, from Old French baleine (“whale, whalebone”), from Latin bala

From Middle English baleyne, from Old French baleine (“whale, whalebone”), from Latin balaena (“whale”), from Ancient Greek φάλαινα (phálaina, “whale”).

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