BELUGA

beluga, hausen, white sturgeon, Acipenser huso

(noun) valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

beluga (plural belugas)

A cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.

A fish, Huso huso, found in the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea, that is a source of caviar.

Synonyms

• (whale): beluga whale, white whale, sea canary

• (fish): European sturgeon

Anagrams

• abulge, blague

Noun

Beluga (plural Belugas)

Alternative spelling of beluga

Anagrams

• abulge, blague

Source: Wiktionary


Be*lu"ga, n. Etym: [Russ. bieluga a sort of large sturgeon, prop. white fish, fr. bieluii white.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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