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beluga

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: beluga

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valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas
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small northern whale that is white when adult
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: beluga
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n valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas

Synonyms:
Acipenser huso, hausen, white sturgeon
Type of:
sturgeon
large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone
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n small northern whale that is white when adult

Synonyms:
Delphinapterus leucas, white whale
Type of:
dolphin
any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
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