baleen
Meaning
a filter-feeding system inside the mouths of some whales, made up of baleen plates that strain food from water (তিনটির মধ্যে যা মাছ বা অন্যান্য জলজ প্রাণী শিকারের জন্য ব্যবহৃত হয়)
Pronunciation
বেলিন (belin)
Synonyms
filter, strainer, gill, mesh, trap, sieve, filter feeder, conveyor
Synonyms
Whales use a baleen as a natural filter.
Baleen whales are strainer feeders.
Unlike fish gills, baleen helps them take in food.
Baleen acts like a mesh to capture small organisms.
Baleen traps small fish and krill.
Baleen whales sieve the water for food.
Baleen whales are known as filter feeders.
Baleen works as a conveyor of food.
Antonyms
Unlike baleen whales, predators hunt for larger prey.
Omnivores eat a diverse range of foods unlike baleen feeders.
Carnivores do not use baleen for feeding.
Scavengers rely on different feeding methods than baleen methods.
Larvae eaters do not filter feed like baleen whales.
Herbivores do not eat marine life through baleen.
Hunters seek out their prey unlike baleen feeders.
Active feeders do not rely on passive methods like baleen.
Phrases
The baleen whale can consume thousands of small fish in a day.
Baleen plates line the jaws of baleen whales.
Baleen feeding is essential for the survival of these whales.
Scientists study baleen evidence from fossils.
The baleen filter is a remarkable adaptation for feeding.