baleen

n. 鲸须

发音

其它 /bəˈliːn/
其它 /bəˈliːn/
US /bəˈliːn/

词形变化

baleens 复数 baleens

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    keratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale (Mysticeti), which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry.

    鲸须

    不可数 医学 可数
  2. 2.

    A baleen whale (Mysticeti).

    可数 生物 动物学 不可数
  3. 3.

    Any whale or large fish.

    可数 废旧 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

whalebone

上位词 1

horn

相关短语

baleen whale 长须鲸 baleen whales

词源

From Middle English baleyne, from Old French baleine (“whale, whalebone”), from Latin balaena (“whale”), from Ancient Greek φάλαινα (phálaina, “whale”).

来源：wiktionary