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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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