Phrase guide
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noun
Synonym of beluga (“the beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas, a cetacean found in the Arctic Ocean”)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: melonhead, sea canary, beluga
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any whale of the family Monodontidae, which comprises the beluga whales and narwhals (Monodon monoceros), and some extinct species.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An obsession, a monomania.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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noun
A printing plate, used to manufacture a particular sports card, that is then issued as a collectible itself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Qualifier: collectible card games
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noun
small northern whale that is white when adult
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: beluga, Delphinapterus leucas
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dolphin
History
From white + whale. The figurative senses refer to the novel Moby-Dick (1851) by the American writer Herman Melville (1819–1891), in which Captain Ahab relentlessly pursues a rare albino sperm whale.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
