beluga

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian белу́га (belúga), from бе́лый (bélyj, “white”). In modern standard Russian, белу́га (belúga) denotes the fish Huso huso only, while белу́ха (belúxa) denotes the cetacean.

noun

  1. A cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.
  2. A fish, Huso huso, that is a source of caviar, which is found in the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.

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