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white whale

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white whale
n.
A small toothed whale (Delphinapterus leucas), chiefly of northern waters, that is white when full-grown. Also called beluga, sea canary.
white whale
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small white toothed whale, Delphinapterus leucas, of northern waters: family Monodontidae Also called beluga
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Noun1.white whalewhite whale - small northern whale that is white when adult
Delphinapterus leucas, beluga
dolphin - any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
Delphinapterus, genus Delphinapterus - white whale


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There appeared in the papers caricatures of every gigantic and imaginary creature, from the white whale, the terrible "Moby Dick" of sub-arctic regions, to the immense kraken, whose tentacles could entangle a ship of five hundred tons and hurry it into the abyss of the ocean.
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