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whalebone
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Japanese Meaning
ヒゲクジラの上あごにある、プランクトンを濾過するための角質質の板。 / かつてはコルセットの骨格材（支柱）として利用された素材。
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The horny material from the fringed plates of the upper jaw of baleen whales that are used to filter plankton; once used as stays in corsets
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whalebone
The marine biologist studied a piece of whalebone to understand how baleen whales use their horny, fringed plates to filter plankton.
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The marine biologist studied a piece of whalebone to understand how baleen whales use their horny, fringed plates to filter plankton.
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