[syn: white whale, beluga, Delphinapterus leucas]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hausen \Hau"sen\ (h[add]"s[e^]n), n. [G.] (Zool.)
A large sturgeon (Acipenser huso syn. Huso huso) from the
region of the Black Sea; also called Beluga. It is
sometimes twelve feet long, and provides the highest quality
caviar.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Huso \Hu"so\, n. [NL., fr. G. hausen, and E. isinglass.] (Zool.)
(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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Beluga \Be*lu"ga\ (b[-e]*l[=u]"g[.a]), n. [Russ. bieluga a sort
of large sturgeon, prop. white fish, fr. bieluii white. The
whale is now commonly called bieluka in Russian.]
1. (Zool.) A cetacean allied to the dolphins.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. the sturgeon (Huso huso) native to the Black Sea and
Caspian Sea; -- also called hausen. It is valued for its
roe, sold as caviar, and is also used for production of
isinglass. See also sturgeon.
[PJC]
3. the caviar obtained from the beluga[2]; -- also called
beluga caviar. The caviar of the beluga is considered
the finest sort, larger and of a taste superior to that
obtained from other sturgeon. See also sturgeon and
caviar.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
beluga
n 1: valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and
Caspian seas [syn: beluga, hausen, white sturgeon,
Acipenser huso]
2: small northern whale that is white when adult [syn: white
whale, beluga, Delphinapterus leucas]
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Beluga, AK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Alaska
Population (2000): 32
Housing Units (2000): 54
Land area (2000): 102.648548 sq. miles (265.858508 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.736225 sq. miles (1.906815 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 103.384773 sq. miles (267.765323 sq. km)
FIPS code: 06245
Located within: Alaska (AK), FIPS 02
Location: 61.133962 N, 151.164741 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Beluga, AK
Beluga