white whale

/waɪt weɪl/
/hwaɪt hweɪl/
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Other forms: white whales

Definitions of white whale
  1. noun
    small northern whale that is white when adult
    synonyms: Delphinapterus leucas, beluga
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    type of:
    dolphin
    any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
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