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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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]


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