| 单词 | baleen |
| 释义 | baleen (once / 41618 pages) n WORD FAMILY baleen USAGE EXAMPLESOur marine biologist laughed when he told us that it was nothing more than the stinky baleen breath of a whale. Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016) Baleen may have been around for up to 30 million years, but it almost never preserves in the fossil record. The Guardian(Nov 29, 2016) And, like a baleen whale, it’s always collecting. The Guardian(Oct 02, 2016) n a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets Syn|Hyper whalebone horn the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails |
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