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Definition of Whalebone whale
1. Noun. Whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water.
Exact synonyms: Baleen Whale
Generic synonyms: Whale
Group relationships: Mysticeti, Suborder Mysticeti
Specialized synonyms: Right Whale, Balaena Mysticetus, Bowhead, Bowhead Whale, Greenland Whale, Razorback, Rorqual, Balaenoptera Musculus, Blue Whale, Sulfur Bottom, Humpback, Humpback Whale, Megaptera Novaeangliae, Devilfish, Eschrichtius Gibbosus, Eschrichtius Robustus, Gray Whale, Grey Whale
Generic synonyms: Whale
Group relationships: Mysticeti, Suborder Mysticeti
Specialized synonyms: Right Whale, Balaena Mysticetus, Bowhead, Bowhead Whale, Greenland Whale, Razorback, Rorqual, Balaenoptera Musculus, Blue Whale, Sulfur Bottom, Humpback, Humpback Whale, Megaptera Novaeangliae, Devilfish, Eschrichtius Gibbosus, Eschrichtius Robustus, Gray Whale, Grey Whale