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baleen whale

Portuguese translation: baleia sem dentes


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English term or phrase:baleen whale
Portuguese translation:baleia sem dentes
Entered by: Maria Meneses
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Science - Zoology
English term or phrase: baleen whale
São baleias que possuem "barbas":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baleen_whale

gostaria de saber como se chamarim em português e também se as baleens (parte do corpo do animal) são mesmo chamadas de "barbas"

obrigado
Rafael Mantovani
Brazil
Local time: 19:31
baleia sem dentes
Explanation:
ver também documentos do pólo universitário dos Açores - Faial
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Maria Meneses
Portugal
Local time: 22:31
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no meu contexto acho que esta opção fica melhor.
obrigado a maria e todos que ajudaram
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3barbatanasFlavio Steffen
5 +1baleia sem dentes
Maria Meneses
4misticete
Teresa Borges
4baleias misticetas/ baleias com barbatanas/ baleias de barbas
Mary Palmer


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
barbatanas


Explanation:


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Note added at 16 mins (2008-07-13 01:10:28 GMT)
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São estruturas córneas que as baleias usam para capturar suas presas dentro da boca; a principal presa é o camarão krill.
Após encher a boca com água, essa estrutura de barbatas e posicionada à frente da boca e a água é expulsa da boca, passando pelas barbatanas; o krill fica preso.
Veja aqui um pequeno texto sobre a baleia azul:
http://bicharada.net/animais/animais.php?aid=235


    Reference: http://www.answers.com/topic/whalebone
Flavio Steffen
Brazil
Local time: 20:31
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  reginakersten: baleia com barbatanas http://www2.mre.gov.br/dai/baleia.htm
21 mins
  -> Obrigado, Regina.
agree  Isabel Maria Almeida: concordo
7 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Isabel.
agree  IaraFino
19 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Iara.
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
misticete


Language variant: PT(pt)

Explanation:
Ver exemplo (texto em EN e PT(pt))


Example sentence(s):
  • «Baleen whale» means any whale which has baleen or whale bone in the mouth,
  • «Misticete» significa qualquer cetáceo que tenha barbas no maxilar superior, i. e., qualquer cetáceo que não seja um odontocete.

    Reference: http://www.moo.pt/diario_da_republica/detail.php?id=3650
Teresa Borges
Belgium
Local time: 23:31
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
baleias misticetas/ baleias com barbatanas/ baleias de barbas


Explanation:
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Mary Palmer
Brazil
Local time: 19:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
baleia sem dentes


Explanation:
ver também documentos do pólo universitário dos Açores - Faial


    Reference: http://natureza.com.br
Maria Meneses
Portugal
Local time: 22:31
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
no meu contexto acho que esta opção fica melhor.
obrigado a maria e todos que ajudaram

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fernanda Rocha: "Baleias sem dentes = MYSTICETI ( Baleen Whales ) e Baleias com dentes = ODONTOCETI ( Toothed Whales )..." - www.naturezaterra.com.br/estudocetaceos.htm / http://www.babylon.com/definition/baleen/Portuguese
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