Meaning of BELUGA
| Pronunciation: | | bu'loogu
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- [n] small northern whale that is white when adult
- [n] valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas
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| | Synonyms: | | Acipenser huso, Delphinapterus leucas, hausen, white sturgeon, white whale |
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| | See Also: | | Acipenser, beluga caviar, Delphinapterus, dolphin, genus Acipenser, genus Delphinapterus, sturgeon | |
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| | Definition: | | \Be*lu"ga\ (b[-e]*l[=u]"g[.a]), n. [Russ. bieluga a sort
of large sturgeon, prop. white fish, fr. bieluii white.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A cetacean allied to the dolphins.
Note: The northern beluga ({Delphinapterus catodon}) is the
white whale and white fish of the whalers. It grows to
be from twelve to eighteen feet long.
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