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Definition of baleen:

°(physiology) The plates in the mouth of the baleen whale, Mystacoceti, which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry.
°(zoology) a baleen whale.
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Definition of baleen:

°(physiology) The plates in the mouth of the baleen whale, Mystacoceti, which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry.
°(zoology) a baleen whale.
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