baleen

Meaning

1. (uncountable) 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.
2. (countable) A baleen whale (Mysticeti).
3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A whale or other large fish.

Synonyms

whalebone

whale bone

Translations

balein

fanon

baleine

🐳

barbas de baleia

fanone

barbas de ballena

balina

🐳

Fanon

البلين

osso

🦴

Barbas de baleia

ballena

🐳

fanons

balena

🐳

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bəˈliːn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: baleyne

In summary

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

Sentences

Bunyan finally contributed vocals to all of the songs except for " Baleen Sample ".