English-Thai Dictionary

beluga

N ปลาsturgeonสี ขาวช นิดหนึ่ง 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BELUGA

n.A fish of the cetaceous order, and genus Delphinus, from 12 to 18 feet in length. The tail is divided into two lobes, lying horizontally, and there is no dorsal fin. In swimming, this fish bends its tail under its body like a lobster, and thrusts itself along with the rapidity of an arrow. This fish is found in the arctic seas and rivers, and is caught for its oil and its skin.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BELUGA

Be *lu "ga, n. Etym: [Russ. bieluga a sort of large sturgeon, prop. white fish, fr. bieluii white. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A cetacean allied to the dolphins.

 

Note: The northern beluga (Delphinapterus catodon ) is the white whale and white fish of the whalers. It grows to be from twelve to eighteen feet long.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

beluga

be lu ga |bəˈlo͞ogə bəˈluɡə | ▶noun ( pl. same or belugas ) 1 a small, white-toothed whale related to the narwhal, living in herds mainly in Arctic coastal waters. Also called white whale. [Delphinapterus leucas, family Monodontidae. ] 2 a very large sturgeon occurring in the inland seas and associated rivers of central Eurasia. [Huso huso, family Acipenseridae. ] • (also beluga caviar ) caviar obtained from this fish. ORIGIN late 16th cent. ( sense 2 ): from Russian belukha ( sense 1 ), beluga ( sense 2 ), both from belyĭ ‘white. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

beluga

beluga |bəˈluːgə | ▶noun ( pl. same or belugas ) 1 a small white toothed whale related to the narwhal, living in herds mainly in Arctic coastal waters. Also called white whale. ●Delphinapterus leucas, family Monodontidae. 2 a very large sturgeon occurring in the inland seas and associated rivers of central Eurasia. ●Huso huso, family Acipenseridae. • (also beluga caviar ) [ mass noun ] caviar obtained from the beluga sturgeon. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in sense 2 ): from Russian belukha ( sense 1 ), beluga ( sense 2 ), both from belyĭ ‘white ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Beluga

Be lu ga Substantiv, maskulin , der |Bel u ga |der Beluga; Genitiv: des Belugas Kaviar aus dem Rogen der Beluga a

 

Beluga

Be lu ga Substantiv, feminin , die |Bel u ga |die Beluga; Genitiv: der Beluga, Plural: die Belugas 1 russisch beluga russische Bezeichnung für: Hausen 2 russisch beluha; zu: belyj = weiß russische Bezeichnung für: Weißwal

 

French Dictionary

béluga

béluga ou bélouga n. m. nom masculin 1 Mammifère marin habitant les mers arctiques, et dont l ’espèce est menacée de disparition. : Des bélugas, des bélougas. Note Technique Ce nom vient du mot russe « bieluga », qui signifie « blanc ». 2 Se dit également baleine blanche. 3 Variété de caviar.

 

Spanish Dictionary

beluga

beluga nombre femenino 1 Mamífero marino de la familia del delfín, de 3 a 5 m de longitud, color blanco, sin aleta dorsal y con la cabeza truncada en la parte anterior; vive en las regiones árticas .SINÓNIMO ballena blanca, delfín blanco .2 nombre masculino Tipo de caviar ruso muy selecto que se obtiene de un esturión blanco de gran tamaño que habita en los mares Caspio y Negro :un pequeño búcaro con huevos de codorniz, virutas de salmón y unas cucharadas de caviar beluga, todo armonizado por una suave gelatina .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

beluga

be lu ga /bəlúːɡə /〖＜ロシア 〗名詞 C 1 〘魚 〙シロチョウザメ 〘卵はキャビアとして知られる; 黒海, カスピ海産 〙.2 〘動 〙シロイルカ .