Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
Synonyymit
Käännöksiä ei löytynyt valitulle kohdekielelle.
Määritelmät
Substantiivi
- (physiology, uncountable) 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.
- (zoology, countable) A baleen whale (Mysticeti).
- (obsolete) A whale or other large fish.
Esimerkit
- “You have probably never seen anything like this before, Mr. Toler. It is baleen, or if you prefer it, whalebone, taken from the mouth of the bowhead whale. It is used by the whale to filter its food.”
Taivutusmuodot
| Monikko | baleens |