baleen是什么意思？

baleen

英[bə'li:n] 美[bə'lin]

• n. 鲸须；

例句

• The collection of small marine crustaceans of the order Euphausiacea are the principal food baleen whales. 形似虾的浮游甲壳动物;是长须鲸的主要食物来源.
• But big baleen whales often run silent. 而大型须鲸常常不声不响地前行.
• Baleen whales often appear in this region. Be careful! 这一带经常有须鲸出没, 要注意安全啊!

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets

行业词典

• 动物学： 鲸须；