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Beluga   /bɪlˈugə/   Listen
Beluga

noun
1.
Valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas.  Synonyms: Acipenser huso, hausen, white sturgeon.
2.
Small northern whale that is white when adult.  Synonyms: Delphinapterus leucas, white whale.



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"Beluga" Quotes from Famous Books



... or beluga, of equal size with the narwhal, on the other hand, occurs in large shoals on the coasts of Spitzbergen and Novaya Zemlya, especially near the mouths of fresh-water streams. These animals were formerly captured, but not with any great success, by means of a peculiar sort of harpoon, called by ...
— The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II • A.E. Nordenskieold


Words linked to "Beluga" :   dolphin, genus Acipenser, genus Delphinapterus, Acipenser, sturgeon, Delphinapterus


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