Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
durch dessen seitliche Lamellen abseihen
English translation:
strain through its side plates
Added to glossary by
Kim Metzger
Mar 18, 2003 22:37
21 yrs ago
German term
United Kingdom
Native in: English 
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durch dessen seitliche Lamellen abseihen
German to English
Science
Zoology
Gefüttert werden kann mit üblichem Entenfutter, besonders beliebt sind zusätzlich zarte Pflanzenteile und getrocknete Kleinkrebse, die Mandarin-Enten mit der Zunge aus dem Wasser in den Schnabel ziehen und durch dessen seitliche Lamellen abseihen.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | strain through its side plates |
Kim Metzger
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| 5 | straining it with the help of the lamellae at the edge of the beak. |
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Change log
Feb 11, 2008 15:29: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Zoology"
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Mexico
Mexico
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Mexico
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strain through its side plates
Anatomy
The three front toes of a duck's foot are webbed and the hind toe is free; the legs are scaly. The broad rounded bill is skin-covered with a horny tip provided with little plates (lamellae) through which the duck is able to strain its food from water and mud.
The three front toes of a duck's foot are webbed and the hind toe is free; the legs are scaly. The broad rounded bill is skin-covered with a horny tip provided with little plates (lamellae) through which the duck is able to strain its food from water and mud.
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Comment: "Thanks Kim, I couldn't find the word 'abseihen' anywhere - I mustn't have looked properly, but I had deduced it must be something to do with 'filtering' - though I preferred your word 'strain'"
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straining it with the help of the lamellae at the edge of the beak.
Mandarin ducks use their tongues to pull the food into their beaks, straining it with the help of the lamellae at the beak's edge.
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