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WHITE WHALE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does white whale mean?
• WHITE WHALE (noun)
The noun WHITE WHALE has 1 sense:
1. small northern whale that is white when adult
Familiarity information: WHITE WHALE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small northern whale that is white when adult
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
beluga; Delphinapterus leucas; white whale
Hypernyms ("white whale" is a kind of...):
dolphin (any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises)
Holonyms ("white whale" is a member of...):
Delphinapterus; genus Delphinapterus (white whale)
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