| 单词 | baleen whale |
| 释义 | baleen whale[ buh-leen-hweyl, weyl ] / bəˈlin ˈʰweɪl, ˈweɪl / nounany whale of the suborder Mysticeti, having plates of baleen on the sides of the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water. Also called whalebone whale . Compare toothed whale. Origin of baleen whaleFirst recorded in 1870–75 Words nearby baleen whalebale, Balearic Islands, baleboste, bale cubic, baleen, baleen whale, balefire, baleful, Balenciaga, baler, balestra Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for baleen whalebaleen whale nounanother name for whalebone whale Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for baleen whalebaleen whale Any of several usually large whales of the suborder Mysticeti, having a symmetrical skull with two blowholes and plates of baleen instead of teeth. Baleen whales include the humpback, blue, fin, minke, and right whales, and the rorquals. Compare toothed whale. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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