Word: baleens
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ba
leens
Definition: Plural of baleen; a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
Morphemes:
Affix: baleen
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a baleen whale; whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water
Etymology Compounds: Affix: balaena
Language: la
Decoded: balaena
Meaning: whale
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).