Beluga

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See white whale.
  • n. A large white sturgeon (Huso huso) of the Black and Caspian seas, whose roe is processed into caviar. Also called beluga sturgeon, whitefish.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.
  • n. A fish, Huso huso, found in the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea, that is a source of caviar
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A cetacean allied to the dolphins.
  • n. the sturgeon (Huso huso) native to the Black Sea and Caspian Sea; -- also called hausen. It is valued for its roe, sold as caviar, and is also used for production of isinglass. See also sturgeon.
  • n. the caviar obtained from the beluga{2}; -- also called beluga caviar. The caviar of the beluga is considered the finest sort, larger and of a taste superior to that obtained from other sturgeon. See also sturgeon and caviar.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The large white sturgeon, Acipenser huso, from the roe of which, sometimes weighing 800 pounds, caviar or botargo is prepared.
  • n. [capitalized] [NL.] A generic name of the white whales: a synonym of Delphinapterus.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas
  • n. small northern whale that is white when adult
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    sturgeon    dolphin   
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    hausen    sturgeon    beluga caviar    caviar   
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