whales

Joanne W.
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  1. toothed whale
    any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc.
    The term whale sometimes refers to all cetaceans, but more often it excludes dolphins and porpoises[2], which belong to suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales).
  2. baleen whale
    whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water
    The other Cetacean suborder Mysticeti (baleen whales), are filter feeders that eat small organisms caught by straining seawater through a comblike structure found in the mouth called baleen.
  3. baleen
    a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales
    The other Cetacean suborder Mysticeti (baleen whales), are filter feeders that eat small organisms caught by straining seawater through a comblike structure found in the mouth called baleen.
  4. whale
    largest mammal with a streamlined body and a blowhole
    Whale (origin Old English hƿæl) is the common name for various marine mammals of the order Cetacea.[1]
  5. blowhole
    a hole for the escape of gas or air
    All Cetacea have forelimbs modified as fins, a tail with horizontal flukes, and nasal openings (blowholes) on top of the head.
  6. fluke
    a stroke of luck
    All Cetacea have forelimbs modified as fins, a tail with horizontal flukes, and nasal openings (blowholes) on top of the head.
  7. mammal
    a warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin covered with hair
    Whale (origin Old English hƿæl) is the common name for various marine mammals of the order Cetacea.[1]
Created on Fri Nov 12 14:39:33 EST 2010 (updated Fri Nov 12 14:40:31 EST 2010)

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