belouga
belouga is the archaic form of beluga.
Meaning of beluga
Noun
beluga (plural belugas)
- 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.1989 May, Jeff MacInnis, “Braving the Northwest Passage”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 594
- Synonyms:
- beluga whale, melonhead, sea canary, white whale, whitefish
- A fish, Huso huso, that is a source of caviar, which is found in the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.
- Synonyms:
- European sturgeon
Forms of belouga
| plural | belougas |
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Questions about belouga
- What is belouga the archaic form of?
- Belouga is the archaic form of beluga.
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