ALEBONE

or BALEEN, © horny | It r: nee found hanging in thin parallel | min from the roof of a whalo’s mouth. | ofter are about 300 or 400 all round the | with, and when the whale closes its | carr; | after holding it open some time, | heay leen plates act as a sieve to retain | and hes and other food while the water | whir; out. W ‘ [s. 318]