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baleen

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bəˈliːn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bə lēn′)

ba•leen (bə lēn′),USA pronunciation n.

whalebone (def. 1).

Latin, as above
Middle French balaine whale(bone)
an unidentified language, also the source of Greek phál(l)aina whale; replacing Middle English balayn
Latin bal(l)ēna, variant of bal(l)aena whale
Anglo-French baleine, beleine)
Middle English balene (1275–1325

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baleen /bəˈliːn/ n

whalebone

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin bālaena whale; related to Greek phalaina whale

'baleen' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

baleen whale - whalebone - blue whale - finback - minke - mysticete - whalebone whale

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