baleen

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A horny material found in the upper jaws of certain whales, historically used for items such as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets.

• 🇵🇹Material córneo e flexível que fica na mandíbula superior de algumas baleias, usado para filtrar o alimento da água; historicamente foi utilizado na fabricação de objetos como varetas de leques e barbatanas de espartilhos.

1. Whale filter-feeding structure C1 formal

   A horny, flexible material found in plates in the upper jaws of certain whales, used to filter food from water.

   • Baleen whales use their baleen plates to strain krill from the ocean.
   • The baleen of a blue whale can be several meters long.
   • Historically, baleen was used in the ribs of fans and as stays in corsets.

   🇵🇹Barbatana

   Sinônimos: whalebone

• baleens plural form
• baleens' possessive plural form
• baleen's possessive singular form