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单词 baleen
释义
baleen
noun[U]
uk
/bəˈliːn/us
/bəˈliːn/
tissuefoundas severalhangingpiecesin theupperpartof themouthof sometypesofwhale, that can be used to make astrongmaterialthatbendseasily:
（一些种类鲸鱼口中上颚延伸出来的）鲸须
ResearchersanalyzedDNAfrom 380whales, some of itextractedfrom 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。
Thefishinglinewascaughtin the whale's baleen - theseriesofplatesused tofilteroceanwaterforfood.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
More examples
  • A whale'smouthcontainsplatesof baleen through which itfiltersthewaterfrom thegroupsofsmallfishon which itfeeds.
  • When thewhalefeedsittakesintoitsmouthagreatgulpofwater, which itdrivesout again through theintervalsof thehornyplatesof baleen.
  • They then had tosplitthe baleen,scrapeitcleanof all "gum," and thenwash,polish, anddryit.
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(Definition ofbaleenfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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Its fortunes varied from year to year with varying climate, ice conditions, and fluctuating demands for its two main products, oil andbaleen.
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Thebaleenwas cut from the upper jaw, the plates separated, dried, and stowed.
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Mysticetes havebaleenplates that act like a giant filter, straining small animals (such as plankton and krill) from the seawater.
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Investigations into the use ofbaleenwhale products indicate that substitutes are available.
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It also considerably narrowed the gap between the earliest known fossil record and estimated time of divergence of this clade from otherbaleenwhales.
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Minke whales have between 240 and 360baleenplates on each side of their mouths.
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These busks were made from either wood, ivory, bone, orbaleenand were often elaborately carved and given as gifts.
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Whalebaleenwas used to make picture frames for paintings, walking sticks and knifehilts.
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Thebaleenis a row of a large number of keratin plates attached to the upper jaw.
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Further research in 1995 and 1996 shows significant drop of non-minkebaleenwhales sample to 2.5%.
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Baleenwhales were generally the main source of whale oil.
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Further specimens revealed that the appendages near their mouths were adapted to filter feed in a manner analogous to modernbaleenwhales.
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Allbaleenwhales except the gray whale feed near the water surface, rarely diving deeper than or for extended periods.
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Right whales are also very stout, particularly when compared to the other largebaleenwhales such as blue and fin whales.
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As the name suggests, the suborder is characterized by having teeth (rather thanbaleen).
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