baleen

UK:  [bə'liːn]

n.

1.【动物;动物学】鲸须

1 . Moreover, the bones in the front part of a baleen whale's lower jaw, or mandible, aren't fused as they are in other mammals.
另外，须鲸下颚前部的骨骼，也就是所说的下颌骨，并不像其他哺乳动物一样是愈合在一起的。

2 . But it is easier to hear the baleen whale, with its lower-frequency call, than the beaked whales, says Theriault.
但是，Theriault说，和喙鲸相比，须鲸发出的叫声频率更低，更容易听到它发出的声音。

3 . As the mouth closes water is expelled through the baleen plates, which trap the food on the inside near the tongue to be swallowed.
由于口蹄疫关闭水被驱逐须通过车牌，其中陷阱上的食品内附近的舌头被吞没。

4 . Blood seeped through its baleen as a bulldozer dragged all 28 feet of it across the rocky beach.
被推土机穿过岩滩拖了28米后血通过鲸须流了出来。

5 . The microscopic teeth of the Gillicus suggest it was a filter feeder that ate zooplankton , similar to today's baleen whales.
这种精微的牙齿暗示着鳃腺鱼是一种过滤性的进食者，主要摄食浮游动物，与现今的须鲸相类似。