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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 adultplay

  Familiarity information: WHITE WHALE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WHITE WHALE (noun)


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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