The toughness, lightness, strength, and elasticity of whalebone gave it a wide variety of uses.

鲸须的坚韧、轻巧、结实而又有弹性赋予它广泛的用途。

From whalebone to laparoscope.

从鲸须以腹腔镜。

A whalebone whale of Arctic seas, having a very large head and an arched upper jaw .

北极露脊鲸，弓头鲸生活在北冰洋的一种有鲸须的鲸鱼，具有大的头部和拱形的上颚。

Any of several whales of the family Balaenidae, characterized by a large head, whalebone plates in the mouth, and absence of a dorsal fin.

露脊鲸：露脊鲸科中的几种鲸，特征为头部硕大、嘴边长有鲸须而无背鳍。

Ivory, tortoise-shell, whalebone and whale- bone hair, horns, antlers, hooves, nails, claws and beaks, unworked or simply pre- pared but not cut to shape;

兽牙、龟壳、鲸须毛、角、鹿角、蹄、甲、爪及喙，未经加工或仅简单整理但未切割成形；

Mrs Harden, be it observed , was the housekeeper, a woman after Mr Brocklehurst's own heart, made up of equal parts of whalebone and iron. (Jane Eyne by charlotte Bronte).

要说管家哈登太太，这个女人心肠也跟布洛克赫斯特先生一样，都是用鲸骨和铸铁部件造出来的。