be·lu·ga /bəˈlugə/
白色大尋魚白鯨
Be·lu·ga n.
1. Zool. 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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beluga
n 1: valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and
Caspian seas [syn: hausen, white sturgeon, Acipenser
huso]
2: small northern whale that is white when adult [syn: white
whale, Delphinapterus leucas]