Whalebone
Definitions
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
Equivalents
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العربيةعظمة الحوت
Ελληνικάμπανέλα
Esperantobalenosto
Galegobalea
Italianofanone
Te Reo Māoriparāoa
Nederlandsbalein
Русскийкито́вый ус
Examples
““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.””
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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