n.a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets

同義詞：baleen

The whalebone whales of New England
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF WHALEBONE WHALES
Treating achalasia: from whalebone to laparoscope
Scientific Books: The Whalebone Whales of New England
Treatment of achalasia--whalebone to botulinum toxin
Treatment of achalasia--from whalebone to botulinum toxin
XXXVIII.â??Notes on the Whalebone-Whales; with a synopsis of the species
Description of a new genus and species of whalebone whale from the Calvert Cliffs, Maryland
Estimates of the landed catch of right (and other whalebone) whales in the American fishery, 1805–1909
Sequence organization and evolution, in all extant whalebone whales, of a DNA satellite with terminal chromosome localization