English Dictionary

whalebone

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

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

日本語の意味

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。

The marine biologist studied a piece of whalebone to understand how baleen whales use their horny, fringed plates to filter plankton.

海洋生物学者は、鯨の上あごにあるフリンジ状の板から成る角質の物質の一部を調べ、鯨類がそれらの板を使ってプランクトンを濾し取る仕組みを理解しようとした。

意味（1）

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

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.

whalebones （ plural ）