noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of baleen whale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: baleen whale
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
whalebone whale
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rhymes with -eɪl
noun
Meaning 2
whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: baleen whale
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: whale
Narrower terms: right whale, bowhead, bowhead whale, Greenland whale, Balaena mysticetus, rorqual, razorback, blue whale, sulfur bottom, Balaenoptera musculus, humpback, humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, grey whale, gray whale, devilfish, Eschrichtius gibbosus, Eschrichtius robustus
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