"beluga whale" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bəˈluː.ɡə (h)weɪl/ Forms: beluga whales [plural]
Etymology: See beluga. Etymology templates: {{m|en|beluga}} beluga Head templates: {{en-noun}} beluga whale (plural beluga whales)
  1. Synonym of beluga (“a cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean”) Wikipedia link: beluga whale Categories (lifeform): Whales Synonyms: melonhead, sea canary, white whale, beluga [synonym, synonym-of]

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