Assertion: fin whale's plate | /r/Synonym | baleen
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text: A handful of species filter their food through strong flexible plates called baleen.
text: They then sieve the water out through their baleen plates before ingesting their delicious meal, consuming up to 2,000kg of krill in a day.
text: They use a comb-like structure that hangs from the upper jaw to filter their food; these plates are called baleen which is made from the same material as human fingernails.