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DELPHINAPTERUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

White whale

Synonyms:

Delphinapterus; genus Delphinapterus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Delphinapterus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Delphinapterus"):

beluga; Delphinapterus leucas; white whale (small northern whale that is white when adult)

Holonyms ("Delphinapterus" is a member of...):

family Monodontidae; Monodontidae (narwhals)

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