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whalebone whale
whalebone whale
noun
any whale of the suborder Mysticeti, having plates of whalebone on the sides of the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water.
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Whalebone whale
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| whalebone whale | |
| —n | |
| Compare toothed whale any whale belonging to the cetacean suborder Mysticeti, having a double blowhole and strips of whalebone between the jaws instead of teeth: includes the rorquals, right whales, and the blue whale | |
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