how to pronounce baleen

/bəˈliːn/

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baleen is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of baleen in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… blue whale is a baleen whale that is …”

meanings of baleen

noun:

The bony material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale, Mysticeti, which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry.
A baleen whale.

baleen frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word baleen occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics baleen can be related to

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1) life, nature, and living environment;