a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales; used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets
同义词：whalebone
baleen详细解释
ba.leen n.（名词）See whalebone 参见 whalebone 来源：Middle English balene 中古英语 balene from Old French baleine 源自 古法语 baleine from Latin balaena [whale] 源自 拉丁语 balaena [鲸] from Greek phalaina * see bhel- 2源自 希腊语 phalaina *参见 bhel- 2
