baleen whale

noun

Any of several large whales, of the parvorder Mysticeti, that have plates of whalebone (baleen) instead of teeth.

Similar
baleengreat whalemysticetewhalebone whaletoothless whale
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Meanings

nounbaleen whale (plural baleen whales)

plural baleen whales

  1. Any of several large whales, of the parvorder Mysticeti, that have plates of whalebone (baleen) instead of teeth.

    Synonyms: baleen, great whale, mysticete, whalebone whale, toothless whale

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of several large whales, of the parvorder Mysticeti, that have plates of whalebone (baleen) instead of teeth.

Similar
baleengreat whalemysticetewhalebone whaletoothless whale

More synonyms by meaning

nounwhale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water

Similar
whalebone whale
Broader
whale
Also see
whalebone whale

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian беззъ́б кит
  • беззъ́б кит (bezzắb kit)whale of the Mysticeti parvorder
Chinese Mandarin 鬚鯨 /须鲸
  • 鬚鯨 /须鲸 (xūjīng)whale of the Mysticeti parvorder
Dutch baleinwalvis
  • baleinwalviswhale of the Mysticeti parvorder
Finnish hetulavalas
  • hetulavalaswhale of the Mysticeti parvorder
French baleine à fanons
  • baleine à fanonswhale of the Mysticeti parvorder
German Bartenwal
  • Bartenwalwhale of the Mysticeti parvorder
Italian balenide
  • balenidewhale of the Mysticeti parvorder
Japanese 鬚鯨, ヒゲクジラ
  • 鬚鯨 (higekujira)whale of the Mysticeti parvorder
  • ヒゲクジラ (higekujira)whale of the Mysticeti parvorder
Korean 수염고래
  • 수염고래 (suyeomgorae)whale of the Mysticeti parvorder
Polish fiszbinowiec
  • fiszbinowiecwhale of the Mysticeti parvorder
Russian уса́тый кит
  • уса́тый кит (usátyj kit)whale of the Mysticeti parvorder
Spanish ballena barbada
  • ballena barbadawhale of the Mysticeti parvorder
Swahili nyangumi mwenye mfupanyangumi
  • nyangumi mwenye mfupanyangumiwhale of the Mysticeti parvorder
Swedish bardval
  • bardvalwhale of the Mysticeti parvorder
Welsh morfil balîn
  • morfil balînwhale of the Mysticeti parvorder
Cite this entry
APA

baleen whale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baleen%20whale

MLA

“baleen whale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baleen%20whale. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baleen whale,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baleen%20whale.

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