Baleen whale


whalebone whale.
noun
another name for whalebone whale
baleen whale
any of several usually large whales of the suborder mysticeti, having a symmetrical skull with two blowholes and plates of baleen instead of teeth. baleen whales include the humpback, blue, fin, minke, and right whales, and the rorquals. compare toothed whale.

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