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beluga

3 definitions • 5 examples
1
a small white whale that lives mainly in the Arctic:

Examples:

Biologists are trying to find out what is endangering belugas in the Cook Inlet.
These beluga whales live under three feet of ice in the freezing waters of northern Russia's White Sea.
2
a large fish that lives mainly in lakes and rivers in central Europe and Asia. It is is a type of sturgeon and is usually caught for its eggs, which are eaten as caviar:

Examples:

Beluga is the largest freshwater fish on earth.
It can take a female beluga sturgeon 25 years to produce her first eggs.
3
a type of expensive caviar (= fish eggs) that comes from beluga fish:

Examples:

You might want to wash down your beluga with a glass of champagne.

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