beluga

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas
  2. noun small northern whale that is white when adult

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

hausen, white sturgeon, Acipenser huso

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