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Meanings of baleen whale in English

Portuguese
baleia

Whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water.

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        Examples for "whalebone whale"
        Examples for "whalebone whale"
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        The origin of the whalebone -whales and their relations to the toothed-whales cannot yet be determined, since the necessary fossils have not been discovered.
        Darwin and Modern Science
        Usage of baleen whale in English
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        The Byrde's whale fills a unique ecological niche as the Gulf's only resident baleen whale.
        Reuters
        2
        They are hunting a great baleen whale, one of the largest animals that has ever lived.
        BBC
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        A species of baleen whale, Bryde's whales are found in the warm waters of several oceans.
        Reuters
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        Gaudreau looked as sexy as a baleen whale.
        Grave Secrets
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        When chased by orcas, certain species of baleen whale are known to try to outswim their pursuers.
        BBC
        6
        Thanks to the mindless, barbaric bloodthirstiness of fishermen, the last baleen whale will someday disappear from the ocean.
        Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of th...
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        It was the Canadian-onthis topic he was never mistaken-whosighted a baleen whale on the eastern horizon.
        Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of th...
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        That baleen whale kept coming closer.
        Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of th...
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        But his anger was diverted by the sight of a baleen whale that the Nautilus had pulled alongside of just then.
        Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of th...
        10
        The humpback is a baleen whale, a filter feeder that strains shrimp-like krill, tiny fish, or plankton through its baleen plates.
        Radio NZ
        11
        The preparation of cetacean, in particular baleen whale, skeletons presents a great challenge due to their high lipid content and uncommon size.
        Pubmed
        12
        A new genus of baleen whale has been identified in New Zealand, providing new insight into the prehistoric ancestors of modern day whales.
        Radio NZ
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        I also saw myriads of those northernmost sea butterflies three centimeters long, which a baleen whale can swallow by the thousands in one gulp.
        Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of th...
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        One day we were chased by the longboats of a whaling vessel, which undoubtedly viewed us as some enormous baleen whale of great value.
        Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of th...
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        Head of the paleontological team at San Diego's Natural History Museum, Sarah Siren, said the discovery of the three-million-year-old baleen whale was a unique find.
        BBC
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        The Byrde's whale, a baleen whale related to blue and humpback whales, can weigh more than 45 tons and grow to 40 feet in length.
        Reuters
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