HyperDic: white_whale

English > 1 sense of the expression white whale:
NOUNanimalwhite whale, beluga, Delphinapterus leucassmall northern whale that is white when adult
English > white whale: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsmall northern whale that is white when adult.
Synonymsbeluga, Delphinapterus leucas
Member ofDelphinapterus, genus Delphinapteruswhite whale
BroaderdolphinAny of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout
Spanishballena blanca, beluga
Catalanbalena blanca, beluga, Delphinapterus leucas

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