Moby-Dick

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Moby-Dick

proper noun Moby Dick

An 1851 novel by Herman Melville, originally titled The Whale, a highly symbolic story about a whaling ship led by Captain Ahab.
The elusive white whale hunted in this novel.

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name An 1851 novel by Herman Melville, originally titled The Whale, a highly symbolic story about a whaling ship led by Captain Ahab.

한국어	모비딕 mobidik
日本語	白鯨 hakugei
中文	白鯨記 /白鲸记
Русский	Мо́би Дик Móbi Dik

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@misc{moby_dick_2026,
  title = {Moby-Dick},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moby-dick},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}