whalebone
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whalebone
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From whale + bone.
noun whalebones
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The horny material from the fringed plates of the upper jaw of baleen whales that is used to filter plankton; once used as stays in corsets
“You have probably never seen anything like this before, Mr. Toler. It is baleen, or if you prefer it, whalebone, taken from the mouth of the bowhead whale. It is used by the whale to filter its food.”
Similar: baleen
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noun horny material from fringed plates of upper jaw of baleen whale
| Español | ballena |
|---|---|
| Français | fanon |
| Deutsch | Fischbein |
| Italiano | fanone |
| Русский | кито́вый ус kitóvyj us |
Talk about this word "whalebone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/whalebone. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. whalebone. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/whalebone "whalebone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/whalebone.Cite this
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title = {whalebone},
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