Baleen
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Plates or blades of ldquowhalebonerdquo from two to twelve feet long and sometimes a foot wide which in certain whales Balaelignoidea are attached side by side along the upper jaw and form a fringelike sieve by which the food is retained in the mouth
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