baleen whale

Noun

Meaning

whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

whalebone whale razorback whale humpback cetacean baleen mysticete great whale toothless whale baleen whales

Hypernyms

whale

Hyponyms

razorback bowhead humpback devilfish blue whale gray whale

Examples

Eschrichtiidae or the gray whales is a family of baleen whale (suborder Mysticeti ) with a single extant species, the gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus). Source: Internet

Gigi was the first captive baleen whale. Source: Internet

Keep in mind that there are still some grey areas of conflict, such as the case with relationship of the pecoran families and the baleen whale families. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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