鲸须 (jīng xū) — baleen (the filter-feeding plates in the mouths of certain whales); whalebone (archaic term for the same material, historically used in corsets and tools)
Definition
Refers to the keratin filter plates in the mouths of baleen whales, used to strain small prey from seawater. "Whalebone" is the older English term, now mostly historical (corsets, umbrella ribs).
noun
baleen (the filter-feeding plates in the mouths of certain whales)whalebone (archaic term for the same material, historically used in corsets and tools)
Measure word · 根
Examples
- 鲸须。Lán jīng yòng jīng xū guò lǜ hǎi shuǐ zhōng de lín xiā.Blue whales use baleen to filter krill from seawater.
- 鲸须，。Zhè zhǒng jīng de jīng xū fēi cháng xì mì, kě yǐ bǔ zhuō xiǎo yú.This species of whale has very fine baleen that can catch small fish.
- 鲸须。Guò qù rén men yòng jīng xū zhì zuò sǎn gǔ hé yī fu chèn diàn.In the past, people used whalebone to make umbrella ribs and clothing lining.
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