beluga

beluga
[bəˈluːgə]
(复同单,或 belugas)
  1. a small white toothed whale related to the narwhal, living in herds mainly in Arctic coastal waters
    白鲸。 亦称 white whale
  2. Delphinapterus leucas, family Monodontidae
    拉丁名Delphinapterus leucas,一角鲸科
  3. a very large sturgeon occurring in the inland seas and associated rivers of central Eurasia
    白鲟(见于欧亚大陆中部的内海及相连的河流)
  4. Huso huso, family Acipenseridae
    拉丁名Huso huso,鲟科
    ■(亦作 beluga caviar)[mass noun]caviar obtained from this fish
    白鲟鱼子酱
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (in sense 2): from Russian belukha (sense 1), beluga (sense 2), both from belyǐibreve; 'white'
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