WHITE WHALE

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Meaning:

Small northern whale that is white when adult

Synonyms:

beluga; Delphinapterus leucas; white whale

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("white whale" is a kind of...):

dolphin (any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises)

Holonyms ("white whale" is a member of...):

Delphinapterus; genus Delphinapterus (white whale)

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