baleen
USbə'li:n
معنی فارسی
استخوان ارواره نهنگ
معنی کامل و مثالها
/bǝ lēn´/n.
● رجوع شود به: whalebone
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the Latin 'balaena' meaning 'whale'.
مثال
- The baleen of the whale is used to filter food from the water.
- The baleen plates are made of keratin.
- The humpback whale has long baleen plates.
ترکیبهای رایج
Baleen of a whale Baleen plates Filter food with baleen
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
مترادفها
noun
Whalebone.