Whalebone
71bone — [[t]boʊn[/t]] n. v. boned, bon•ing, adv. 1) anat. zool. a) one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate b) anat. the hard connective tissue forming these structures, composed of cells enclosed in a calcified matrix 2) such a… …
72bone — /boʊn / (say bohn) noun 1. Zoology, Anatomy a. any of the separate pieces of which the skeleton of a vertebrate is composed. b. the hard tissue which composes the skeleton. 2. a bone or piece of a bone with the meat adhering to it, as an article… …
73gray whale — noun medium sized greyish black whale of the northern Pacific • Syn: ↑grey whale, ↑devilfish, ↑Eschrichtius gibbosus, ↑Eschrichtius robustus • Hypernyms: ↑baleen whale, ↑whalebone whale …
74A bone of contention — Bone Bone (b[=o]n; 110), n. [OE. bon, ban, AS. b[=a]n; akin to Icel. bein, Sw. ben, Dan. & D. been, G. bein bone, leg; cf. Icel. beinn straight.] 1. (Anat.) The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely …
75A bone to pick — Bone Bone (b[=o]n; 110), n. [OE. bon, ban, AS. b[=a]n; akin to Icel. bein, Sw. ben, Dan. & D. been, G. bein bone, leg; cf. Icel. beinn straight.] 1. (Anat.) The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely …
76animal charcoal — Bone Bone (b[=o]n; 110), n. [OE. bon, ban, AS. b[=a]n; akin to Icel. bein, Sw. ben, Dan. & D. been, G. bein bone, leg; cf. Icel. beinn straight.] 1. (Anat.) The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely …
77Baleen — Ba*leen (b[.a]*l[=e]n ), n. [F. baleine whale and whalebone, L. balaena a whale; cf. Gr. fa laina. ] (Zo[ o]l. & Com.) Plates or blades of whalebone, from two to twelve feet long, and sometimes a foot wide, which in certain whales… …
78Bone — (b[=o]n; 110), n. [OE. bon, ban, AS. b[=a]n; akin to Icel. bein, Sw. ben, Dan. & D. been, G. bein bone, leg; cf. Icel. beinn straight.] 1. (Anat.) The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely of… …
79Bone ash — Bone Bone (b[=o]n; 110), n. [OE. bon, ban, AS. b[=a]n; akin to Icel. bein, Sw. ben, Dan. & D. been, G. bein bone, leg; cf. Icel. beinn straight.] 1. (Anat.) The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely …
80Bone black — Bone Bone (b[=o]n; 110), n. [OE. bon, ban, AS. b[=a]n; akin to Icel. bein, Sw. ben, Dan. & D. been, G. bein bone, leg; cf. Icel. beinn straight.] 1. (Anat.) The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely …
