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Webster 1913 Edition

Beluga

Be-lu′ga

(bē̍-lū′gȧ)
,
Noun.
[Russ.
bieluga
a sort of large sturgeon, prop. white fish, fr.
bieluii
white. The whale is now commonly called
bieluka
in Russian.]
1.
(Zool.)
A cetacean allied to the dolphins.
☞ 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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Beluga

BELU'GA

,
Noun.
A fish of the cetaceous order, and genus Delphinus, from 12 to 18 feet in length. The tail is divided into two lobes, lying horizontally, and there is no dorsal fin. In swimming, this fish bends its tail under its body like a lobster, and thrusts itself along with the rapidity of an arrow. This fish is found in the arctic seas and rivers, and is caught for its oil and its skin.

Definition 2024

Beluga

Beluga

See also: beluga and béluga

English

Noun

Beluga ‎(plural Belugas)

  1. Alternative spelling of beluga

German

Noun

Beluga f ‎(genitive Beluga, plural Belugas)

  1. beluga whale, white whale

beluga

beluga

See also: Beluga and béluga

English

Alternative forms

Noun

beluga ‎(plural belugas)

  1. A cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.
  2. A fish, Huso huso, found in the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea, that is a source of caviar

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Portuguese

Noun

beluga f (plural belugas)

  1. beluga (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas)

Etymology

From the Russian белу́га ‎(belúga) (in turn бе́лый ‎(bélyj, “white”)). In modern standard Russian белу́га ‎(belúga) means the fish only (the "European sturgeon") and белу́ха ‎(belúxa) a "white whale".

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