μπανέλα — meaning in English

English meaning

• baleen noun keratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale (Mysticeti), which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry.
• bone noun One of the hard, calcium-rich pieces that make up the skeleton of humans and most animals.

Senses

μπανέλα is used for these senses in English:

• baleen (physiology, uncountable) keratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale (Mysticeti), which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry.
• bone One of the rigid parts of a corset that forms its frame, the boning, originally made of whalebone.

baleen — full definition

1. noun keratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale (Mysticeti), which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry.
2. noun A baleen whale (Mysticeti).
3. noun Any whale or large fish.

bone — full definition

1. noun One of the hard, calcium-rich pieces that make up the skeleton of humans and most animals.
2. noun An off-white color resembling the shade of bone.
3. verb To remove the bones from meat or fish before cooking.

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