transcription, транскрипция: [ bə-ˈlü-gə ]
noun
Etymology: Russian, from belyĭ white; akin to Greek phalios having a white spot — more at bald
Date: 1772
1. : a large white sturgeon ( Huso huso syn. Acipenser huso ) of the Black Sea, Caspian Sea, and their tributaries ; also : caviar processed from beluga roe — compare osetra , sevruga
2.
[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
[
beluga 2
]