noun
baleen whale; whalebone whale
A whale that has baleen plates instead of teeth; includes blue whales, humpbacks, etc. The term ヒゲクジラ is the common name in Japanese.
See also: 歯鯨
シロナガスクジラはヒゲクジラの一種です。
The blue whale is a type of baleen whale.
ヒゲクジラはプランクトンを食べる。
Baleen whales eat plankton.
Toothed whale (odontocete), as opposed to baleen whale.
Compound of ひげ (whiskers/baleen) and くじら (whale). The kanji 鬚鯨 literally means 'beard whale'.