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baleen

/bəˈliːn/

翻译: 鲸须,是须鲸上颌中的角质板,用于滤食,历史上也用于制作扇骨、束腰骨架等物品。

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noun

/bəˈliːn/C2formal
  • zh鲸须,是须鲸上颌中的角质板,用于滤食,历史上也用于制作扇骨、束腰骨架等物品。

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.

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  1. Whale filter-feeding structureC1formal

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

    zh鲸须

    • 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.

    同义词whalebone

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