| 词汇 | baleen |
| 释义 | baleen noun[ U ] uk /bəˈliːn/ us /bəˈliːn/ tissue found as several hanging pieces in the upper part of the mouth of some types of whale, that can be used to make a strong material that bends easily: （一些种类鲸鱼口中上颚延伸出来的）鲸须 Researchers analyzed DNA from 380 whales, some of it extracted from century-old baleen.研究人员分析了380头鲸鱼的DNA，其中一些是从百年鲸须中提取的。 The fishing line was caught in the whale's baleen - the series of plates used to filter ocean water for food.渔线卡在了鲸须里，也就是鲸鱼用来过滤海水取食的一系列板片。 Synonym whalebone A whale's mouth contains plates of baleen through which it filters the water from the groups of small fish on which it feeds. When the whale feeds it takes into its mouth a great gulp of water, which it drives out again through the intervals of the horny plates of baleen. They then had to split the baleen, scrape it clean of all "gum," and then wash, polish, and dry it. The skin, hair & bone of non-human animals ala bristle bristly coated cowhide dander downy eiderdown feather fleece mane plumule prickle sable seashell spine spinneret whalebone whiskery wishbone Examples of baleenbaleen Its fortunes varied from year to year with varying climate, ice conditions, and fluctuating demands for its two main products, oil and baleen. The baleen was cut from the upper jaw, the plates separated, dried, and stowed. Mysticetes have baleen plates that act like a giant filter, straining small animals (such as plankton and krill) from the seawater. Investigations into the use of baleen whale products indicate that substitutes are available. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It also considerably narrowed the gap between the earliest known fossil record and estimated time of divergence of this clade from other baleen whales. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Minke whales have between 240 and 360 baleen plates on each side of their mouths. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These busks were made from either wood, ivory, bone, or baleen and were often elaborately carved and given as gifts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Whale baleen was used to make picture frames for paintings, walking sticks and knifehilts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The baleen is a row of a large number of keratin plates attached to the upper jaw. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Further research in 1995 and 1996 shows significant drop of non-minke baleen whales sample to 2.5%. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Baleen whales were generally the main source of whale oil. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Further specimens revealed that the appendages near their mouths were adapted to filter feed in a manner analogous to modern baleen whales. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. All baleen whales except the gray whale feed near the water surface, rarely diving deeper than or for extended periods. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Right whales are also very stout, particularly when compared to the other large baleen whales such as blue and fin whales. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As the name suggests, the suborder is characterized by having teeth (rather than baleen). From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of baleen These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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