Difference between Whalebone and Baleen
What is the difference between Whalebone and Baleen?
Whalebone as a noun is the horny material from the fringed plates of the upper jaw of baleen whales that are used to filter plankton; once used as stays in corsets while Baleen as a noun is the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale, mystacoceti, which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry
Whalebone
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The horny material from the fringed plates of the upper jaw of baleen whales that are used to filter plankton; once used as stays in corsets
Baleen
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The plates in the mouth of the baleen whale, Mystacoceti, which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetrya baleen whale
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