noun🔗ShareBallenaThe horny material from the fringed plates of the upper jaw of baleen whales that are used to filter plankton; once used as stays in corsets"The antique corset contained strips of whalebone that helped maintain its shape. "El corsé antiguo contenía tiras de ballena que ayudaban a mantener su forma.animalmaterialbodyhistoryoceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading