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beluga

Syllables: be·lu·ga/bəˈluːɡə//bəˈluɡə/

beluga noun: a whale, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.

beluga: a whale, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean
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Noun (1)

beluga (plural belugas)

  1. 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
  2. A fish, Huso huso, that is a source of caviar, which is found in the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.

Noun (2) capitalized: Beluga

Beluga (plural Belugas)

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of beluga.

beluga meaning in Assamese, Indonesian and Persian

beluga in Assamese

Delphinapterus leucas
বগা তিমি boga timi

beluga in Indonesian

Delphinapterus leucas
paus putih, kenari laut
Huso huso
setur besar, ikan beluga

beluga in Persian

Delphinapterus leucas
نهنگ سفید nahang-e sefid

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Forms of beluga

pluralbelugas
alternative formBeluga
pluralBelugas

Plural of beluga: belugas

Origin of beluga

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.

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Questions about beluga

What does beluga mean?
Beluga means a whale, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.
What is beluga in Assamese?
Beluga in Assamese is বগা তিমি (boga timi). See Beluga meaning in Assamese.
What part of speech is beluga?
Beluga is a noun.
How do you pronounce beluga?
Beluga is pronounced /bəˈluːɡə/ (UK).
What is the plural of beluga?
The plural of beluga is belugas.

Words near beluga in the dictionary

  1. Beluchi
  2. Beluchis
  3. Beluchistan
  4. Belue
  5. Belues
  6. beluga
  7. beluga caviar
  8. beluga lentil
  9. beluga lentils
  10. beluga whale
  11. beluga whales

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