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[Russian belukha, from belyĭ]
: a toothed whale (Delphinapterus leucas) of arctic and subarctic waters having a fusiform body that is about 10 to 15 feet (3.0 to 5.0 meters) long and white when mature
called also white whale
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The organization is backed by entities like Linkedin cofounder Reid Hoffman and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation and is building a model that analyzes patterns in vocalizations of animals like beluga, crows and zebra finches.
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Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Along the rugged coasts there are blue-white expanses of towering icebergs, and the water itself is home to polar bears, beluga and humpback whales, seals, and walrus.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
The beluga, named by combining the Norwegian word for whale — hval — and the first name of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was lifted out of the water with a crane and taken to a nearby harbor where experts for experts to examine, AP reported.
—Avery Schmitz, CNN, 4 Sep. 2024
Arctic foxes and wolves stalk lemmings and reindeer; herds of shaggy musk oxen roam the hills; gray whales and belugas shimmer offshore.
—Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
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Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Along the rugged coasts there are blue-white expanses of towering icebergs, and the water itself is home to polar bears, beluga and humpback whales, seals, and walrus.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
The beluga, named by combining the Norwegian word for whale — hval — and the first name of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was lifted out of the water with a crane and taken to a nearby harbor where experts for experts to examine, AP reported.
—Avery Schmitz, CNN, 4 Sep. 2024
Arctic foxes and wolves stalk lemmings and reindeer; herds of shaggy musk oxen roam the hills; gray whales and belugas shimmer offshore.
—Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
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“Beluga.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beluga. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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beluga
noun
be·lu·ga
bə-ˈlü-gə 
: a toothed whale that becomes 10 to 15 feet (3.0 to 5.0 meters) long and white when adult
called also beluga whale
Etymology
from earlier beluga "a white sturgeon," from Russian beluga (same meaning), from belyǐ "white"
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