beluga

Definitions


[bɪˈluːɡə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small white toothed whale related to the narwhal, living in herds mainly in Arctic coastal waters

- a very large sturgeon occurring in the inland seas and associated rivers of central Eurasia


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century (in beluga): from Russian belukha (beluga), beluga (beluga), both from belyĭ ‘white’




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