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Beluga¹
noun Belugas
- Alternative spelling of beluga
beluga²
- /bəˈluːɡə/ UK
- /bəˈluɡə/ US
Rhymes with -uːɡə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Russian белу́га (belúga), from бе́лый (bélyj, “white”).
In modern standard Russian, белу́га (belúga) denotes the fish Huso huso only, while белу́ха (belúxa) denotes the cetacean.
noun belugas · Beluga
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A whale, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.
Each summer some 1,500 belugas gather in Cunningham Inlet, drawn in part by the clean sand-and-gravel bottom in the shallows.
Similar: beluga whale, melonhead, sea canary, white whale, whitefish
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A fish, Huso huso, that is a source of caviar, which is found in the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.
Similar: European sturgeon
Translations
Every language
noun Delphinapterus leucas
| Español | beluga |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 白海豚 shiroiruka |
| 中文 | 白鯨 /白鲸 báijīng, 貝魯卡鯨 /贝鲁卡鲸 bèilǔkǎ jīng |
| Português | beluga |
| Français | bélouga, béluga |
| Deutsch | Beluga, Weißwal |
| Italiano | beluga, balena beluga, balena bianca |
| Ελληνικά | μπελούγκα beloúgka |
| Română | beluga |
| Русский | белу́ха belúxa, белу́га belúga |
noun Huso huso
| 日本語 | オオチョウザメ ōchōzame |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 大鰉魚 /大鳇鱼 dàhuángyú, 鱘魚 /鲟鱼 xúnyú |
| Deutsch | Belugastör, Europäischer Hausen |
| Italiano | storione beluga, storione ladano |
| Română | beluga, morun |
| Русский | белу́га belúga |
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