baleen whale
noun
Origin of baleen whale
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby baleen whale
bale,
bale cubic,
balearic islands,
baleboste,
baleen,
baleen whale,
balefire,
baleful,
balenciaga,
baler,
balestra
British Dictionary definitions for baleen whale
Scientific definitions for baleen whale
baleen whale
Any of several usually large whales of the suborder Mysticeti, having a symmetrical skull with two blowholes and plates of baleen instead of teeth. Baleen whales include the humpback, blue, fin, minke, and right whales, and the rorquals. Compare toothed whale.