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O que (quem) é WHALEBONE - definição

KERATIN STRUCTURE IN WHALES, USED FOR FLEXIBLE STIFFENING
Baleen plate; Whalebone; Whalebone rib; Baleen plates; Balleen; Whale bone; Whale's bone; Whales bone; Whalebone corset; Whale bones
  • 0}} intervals. The plates are attached to the jaw at the top, and have hairs at the bottom end.
  • Cross-section of jaw showing bone ''a'', gum ''b'', rigid plate ''c'' and frayed baleen hairs ''d'' and ''e''
  • [[Gray whale]] calf with mouth open, showing baleen
  • Museum of Man]], [[San Diego]], [[California]]
  • Appearance of baleen hair in a whale's open mouth

Whalebone         
·noun A firm, elastic substance resembling horn, taken from the upper jaw of the right whale; baleen. It is used as a stiffening in stays, fans, screens, and for various other purposes. ·see Baleen.
whalebone         
¦ noun an elastic horny substance which grows in a series of thin parallel plates in the upper jaw of some whales and is used by them to strain plankton from the seawater; baleen.
?strips of this substance, formerly used as stays in corsets and dresses.
baleen         
[b?'li:n]
¦ noun whalebone.
Origin
ME: from OFr. baleine, from L. balaena 'whale'.

Wikipédia

Baleen

Baleen is a filter-feeding system inside the mouths of baleen whales. To use baleen, the whale first opens its mouth underwater to take in water. The whale then pushes the water out, and animals such as krill are filtered by the baleen and remain as a food source for the whale. Baleen is similar to bristles and consists of keratin, the same substance found in human fingernails, skin and hair. Baleen is a skin derivative. Some whales, such as the bowhead whale, have longer baleen than others. Other whales, such as the gray whale, only use one side of their baleen. These baleen bristles are arranged in plates across the upper jaw of whales.

Depending on the species, a baleen plate can be 0.5 to 3.5 m (1.6 to 11.5 ft) long, and weigh up to 90 kg (200 lb). Its hairy fringes are called baleen hair or whalebone hair. They are also called baleen bristles, which in sei whales are highly calcified, with calcification functioning to increase their stiffness. Baleen plates are broader at the gumline (base). The plates have been compared to sieves or Venetian blinds.

As a material for various human uses, baleen is usually called whalebone, which is a misnomer.

Exemplos do corpo de texto para WHALEBONE
1. Early European versions were made of wood or whalebone and covered with alpaca or oiled canvas.
2. "I think I‘ll give myself an extra spray of pheromones," said Cassie Lowe, 41, presiding from behind the counter over shelves of whalebone carvings and sealskin mittens.
3. And if we thought that Syria was inhabited solely by men and women with khaki underwear and whalebone corsets, this was an optical illusion.
4. By tradition the head belongs to the King and the tail to his consort to furnish the Queens wardrobe with whalebone.
5. But beneath each costume she was made to wear a restrictive whalebone corset, tailored to give her a traditional Victorian hourglass figure.