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DELPHINAPTERUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Delphinapterus mean?
• DELPHINAPTERUS (noun)
The noun DELPHINAPTERUS has 1 sense:
1. white whale
Familiarity information: DELPHINAPTERUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
White whale
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Delphinapterus; genus Delphinapterus
Hypernyms ("Delphinapterus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Delphinapterus"):
beluga; Delphinapterus leucas; white whale (small northern whale that is white when adult)
Holonyms ("Delphinapterus" is a member of...):
family Monodontidae; Monodontidae (narwhals)
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