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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the New International Encyclopedia, Whale products, Cetacean anatomy
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whalebone  baleen  baleen plate  baleen plates  Balleen
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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 WordNet 3.0
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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Baleen is a filter-feeding system inside the mouths of baleen whales. Wikipedia
Keratin structure in whales, used for flexible stiffening Wikidata
The bony 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. Wiktionary
Plates in mouth of baleen whale. Wiktionary (translation)
The horny material from the fringed plates of the upper jaw of baleen whales that are used to filter plankton; once used as stays in corsets. Wiktionary
Horny material from fringed plates of upper jaw of baleen whale. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
horn
animal product
DIFFERENT FROM
whalebone
NATURAL PRODUCT OF TAXON
baleen whale
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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whalebone, baleen
Wikipedia
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baleen
Wikidata
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baleen
Wiktionary
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baleen, whalebone
Wikipedia Redirections
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baleen plate, baleen plates, Balleen, Whale's bone, whale bone, Whale bones, whalebone, Whalebone corset, Whalebone rib, Whales bone
Wikidata Alias
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whalebone

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