Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun beluga
2 senses of beluga
Sense 1
beluga, hausen, white sturgeon, Acipenser huso -- (valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas)
=> sturgeon -- (large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone)
Sense 2
white whale, beluga, Delphinapterus leucas -- (small northern whale that is white when adult)
=> dolphin -- (any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises)