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The ulna and radius in the rorquals are also comparatively longer than in the baleen whales.
In this respect it differs much from the baleen whales, which have a narrow gullet.
The baleen is then cut out, and the carcase abandoned to the sharks, killer whales, and sea birds.
Many of them grow to enormous size, far exceeding any of the baleen whales.
So, also, the baleen of the whale and the teeth of the land mammalia are different organs.
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On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to baleen, such as: mammal, porpoise, beluga, cetacean, finback, and grampus.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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