- white whale
- noun Date: circa 1834 beluga 2
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White whale — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
white whale — white′ whale′ n. mam beluga 2) • Etymology: 1680–90 … From formal English to slang
white whale — n. BELUGA (sense 2) … English World dictionary
white whale — noun small northern whale that is white when adult • Syn: ↑beluga, ↑Delphinapterus leucas • Hypernyms: ↑dolphin • Member Holonyms: ↑Delphinapterus, ↑genus Delphinapterus * * * … Useful english dictionary
white whale — 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. (Zo[ o]l.) A cetacean allied to the dolphins. [1913 Webster] Note: The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
white whale — baltasis banginis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Delphinapterus leucas angl. belugas and narwhales; belugas and narwhals; white fish; white porpoise; white whale vok. Beluga; Weißfisch; Weißwal rus.… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
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White Whale (disambiguation) — The term White Whale has several meanings.* For whales, see Beluga or Narwhal or Sperm Whale. * For the white humpback whale that frequents the Australian coastline, see Migaloo * For the fictional motif of an albino whale (whose aggressiveness… … Wikipedia
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Operation White Whale — White Whale is the codename given by Interpol and EUROPOL for the international money laundering operation near Costa del Sol, Kingdom of Spain. What began in September of 2003, concluded with a massive crackdown in March of 2005 near the coast… … Wikipedia
