How do you use Baleen in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like whalebone or horn, plus the exact meaning.
Baleen in a sentence
Baleen meaning
- keratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale (Mysticeti), which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry.
- A baleen whale (Mysticeti).
- Any whale or large fish.
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Using Baleen
- The main meaning on this page is: keratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale (Mysticeti), which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry. | A baleen whale (Mysticeti). | Any whale or large fish.
- Useful related words include: whalebone, horn.
- Possible Dutch translations are: balein.
- In the example corpus, baleen often appears in combinations such as: baleen whales, the baleen, baleen whale.
Context around Baleen
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 11 start, 7 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Baleen
- In this selection, "baleen" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, evolved, contrast, main, whales, plates and krikorian stand out and add context to how "baleen" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include baleen whales have and baleen krikorian and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "baleen" sits close to words such as abaribe, abbasids and abstentions, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with baleen
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Baleen Krikorian and Lulu Arzoumanian each added 13 points. (9 words)
Baleen whales are largely monogamous within each reproductive period. (9 words)
Baleen whales have bristles made of keratin instead of teeth. (10 words)
Common minke whales are the smallest of all baleen whales, and although it is not unusual for several to be found in close proximity to each other in feeding grounds off the west coast of Scotland, they are happy in their own company. (43 words)
By 1925, with the advent of the stern slipway in factory ships and the use of steam-driven whale catchers, the catch of blue whales, and baleen whales as a whole, in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic began to increase dramatically. (41 words)
Tanaka and Taruno made the reassessment by analyzing the morphology of the skull, in particular the broad rostrum and the shape of rear cranial bones, and comparing their observations with the results of recent studies on baleen whale taxonomy. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
In contrast, baleen whales have evolved baleen plates to filter feed plankton and small fish from the water.
Taxonomy main Baleen whales (Mysticeti) owe their name to their baleen.
The baleen of baleen whales consists of long, fibrous strands of keratin.
Baleen Krikorian and Lulu Arzoumanian each added 13 points.
Common minke whales are the smallest of all baleen whales, and although it is not unusual for several to be found in close proximity to each other in feeding grounds off the west coast of Scotland, they are happy in their own company.
It also has been among the most enigmatic of the baleen whales, owing to its remote and frigid domain.
Renowned for their agility and inquisitive nature, minke whales captivate with their smaller size compared to other baleen whales.
This structure enabled baleen whales to feed efficiently on enormous shoals of tiny zooplankton in productive parts of the ocean, which facilitated the evolution of larger and larger body sizes.
Tanaka and Taruno made the reassessment by analyzing the morphology of the skull, in particular the broad rostrum and the shape of rear cranial bones, and comparing their observations with the results of recent studies on baleen whale taxonomy.
The subject of this project was the Humpback Whale, a baleen species of whale that measures about 16 metres on average and weighs around 40 tons.
Baleen was used to make vessel components such as the bottom of a bucket in the Scottish National Museum.
Baleen whales are largely monogamous within each reproductive period.
Baleen whales can consume zooplankton and krill directly, leading to a food chain with only three or four trophic levels.
Baleen whales have a well developed sense of "smell", whereas toothed whales have well-developed hearing − their hearing, that is adapted for both air and water, is so well developed that some can survive even if they are blind.
Baleen whales have bristles made of keratin instead of teeth.
Birch bark, puffin feathers, and baleen are also commonly used by the Aleut in basketry.
By 1925, with the advent of the stern slipway in factory ships and the use of steam-driven whale catchers, the catch of blue whales, and baleen whales as a whole, in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic began to increase dramatically.
Cetaceans display convergent evolution with fish and aquatic reptiles Mysticetes evolved baleen around 25 million years ago and lost their teeth.
Cetaceans have well-developed senses—their eyesight and hearing are adapted for both air and water, and baleen whales have a tactile system in their vibrissae.
Dolphins are able to make very tight turns while swimming at high speeds. citation Baleen whales have short hairs on their mouth, unlike the toothed whales.
Common combinations with baleen
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: