NOUN | substance | baleen, whalebone | a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales |
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Sounds | bahliy'n | |
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Rhymes | Aberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn... |
Meaning | 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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Synonym | whalebone | |
Broader | horn | The material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails |
Spanish | ballena, barba de ballena, barbas de ballena | |
Catalan | balena |
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