early 14c., "whalebone," from Old French balaine (12c.) "whale, whalebone," from Latin ballaena, from Greek phallaina "whale" (apparently related to phallos "swollen penis," probably because of a whale's shape), from PIE root *bhel- (2) "to blow, inflate, swell" (see bole). Klein writes that the Greek to Latin transition was "through the medium of the Illyrian language, a fact which explains the transition of Gk. -ph- into Latin -b- (instead of -p-)."
双语例句
1. Other baleen whales have splash guards too, but not like this.
一些须鲸物种头顶也有护住喷水孔的构造, 但并不长成这样.
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2. Baleen whales often appear in this region. Be careful!
这一带经常有须鲸出没, 要注意安全啊!
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3. But big baleen whales often run silent.
而大型须鲸常常不声不响地前行.
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4. The collection of small marine crustaceans of the order Euphausiacea are the principal food baleen whales.
形似虾的浮游甲壳动物;是长须鲸的主要食物来源.
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5. Large baleen whales primarily use the lower frequencies and are often limited in their repertoire.
