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fiszbin — meaning in English

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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.

Senses

fiszbin 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.
  • whalebone 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

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.