Found 2 items, similar to beluga.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: beluga beluga n 1: valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas [syn: hausen, white sturgeon, Acipenser huso ] 2: small northern whale that is white when adult [syn: white whale , Delphinapterus leucas]
English → English (gcide) Definition: beluga Huso \Hu"so\, n. [NL., fr. G. hausen, and E. isinglass.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A large European sturgeon (Huso huso or Acipenser huso ), inhabiting the region of the Black and Caspian Seas. It sometimes attains a length of more than twelve feet, and a weight of two thousand pounds. Called also hausen and beluga. It is the source of the finest and most esteemed caviar. (b) The huchen, a large salmon. [1913 Webster]