baleen - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • have: Rorqual whales such as the fin and minke whales have much shorter, firmer baleen and feed by gulping.

Modifies a noun

  • whale: They are a vital part of nearly all marine food webs, being eaten by many animals from seabirds to baleen whales.
  • plate: The baleen plates of a blue whale may be up to 1 meter long.

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