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Word: Whalebone
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈweɪlbəʊn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an elastic horny substance which grows in a series of thin parallel plates in the upper jaw of some whales and is used by them to strain plankton from the seawater.
Short Definition:elastic horny substance which grows in series of thin parallel plates in upper jaw
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