whalebone whale
[ hweyl-bohn hweyl, weyl-bohn weyl ]
/ ˈʰweɪlˌboʊn ˌʰweɪl, ˈweɪlˌboʊn ˌweɪl /
noun
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Origin of whalebone whale
First recorded in 1720–30
Words nearby whalebone whale
whale, whale away, whaleback, whaleboat, whalebone, whalebone whale, whale catcher, whaleman, Whalen, whale of a time, whale oil
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British Dictionary definitions for whalebone whale
whalebone whale
noun
any whale belonging to the cetacean suborder Mysticeti, having a double blowhole and strips of whalebone between the jaws instead of teeth: includes the rorquals, right whales, and the blue whaleCompare toothed whale
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