beluga (english) - Kamus SABDA

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Noun

be=lu=ga

WORDNET DICTIONARY

beluga(n = noun.animal) acipenser huso, hausen, white sturgeon - valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas;

beluga(n = noun.animal) delphinapterus leucas, white whale - small northern whale that is white when adult;

, n. Array

A cetacean allied to the dolphins. [1913 Webster]
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. [PJC]
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. [PJC]

, n.
1 a a large kind of sturgeon, Huso huso. b caviare obtained from it.
2 a white whale.

Etymology

Russ. beluga f. belyi white