DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Delphinapterus leucas mean? 

• DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS (noun)
  The noun DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS has 1 sense:

1. small northern whale that is white when adult

  Familiarity information: DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small northern whale that is white when adult

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

beluga; Delphinapterus leucas; white whale

Hypernyms ("Delphinapterus leucas" is a kind of...):

dolphin (any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises)

Holonyms ("Delphinapterus leucas" is a member of...):

Delphinapterus; genus Delphinapterus (white whale)