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

00:54 Jul 13, 2008

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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 KudoZ activity Questions: 519 (6 open) (23 without valid answers) (23 closed without grading) Answers: 140 Germany
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baleia sem dentes

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ver também documentos do pólo universitário dos Açores - Faial

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Maria Meneses
Local time: 23:11

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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 +3

barbatanas

Flavio Steffen

5 +2

baleia sem dentes

Maria Meneses

misticete

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida

baleias misticetas/ baleias com barbatanas/ baleias de barbas

Mary Palmer

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13 mins confidence:

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: 19:11
Native speaker of: Portuguese

6 hrs confidence:

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

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 23:11
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 23

6 hrs confidence:

baleias misticetas/ baleias com barbatanas/ baleias de barbas

Explanation:
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Mary Palmer
United States
Local time: 19:11
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

10 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

baleia sem dentes

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

Reference: http://natureza.com.br

Maria Meneses
Local time: 23:11
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

no meu contexto acho que esta opção fica melhor.
obrigado a maria e todos que ajudaram

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