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beluga 音标拼音: [bɪl'ugə] n. 白色大寻鱼白鲸 白色大寻鱼白鲸 beluga n 1: valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas [ synonym: { beluga}, { hausen}, { white sturgeon}, { Acipenser huso}] 2: small northern whale that is white when adult [ synonym: { white whale}, { beluga}, { Delphinapterus leucas}] 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]
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]
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]
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