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Delphinapterus

noun

white whale

• Syn: ↑genus Delphinapterus

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Monodontidae, ↑family Monodontidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑white whale, ↑beluga, ↑Delphinapterus leucas

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈnaptərəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin delphinus dolphin + Greek apteros wingless — more at apterous

: the genus of cetaceans that consists solely of the beluga

Useful english dictionary. 2012.