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whalebone whale: Meaning and Definition of

whale'bone whale"

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. any whale of the suborder Mysticeti, having plates of whalebone on the sides of the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water. Also calledCf.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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