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White whale   /waɪt weɪl/   Listen
White whale

noun
1.
Small northern whale that is white when adult.  Synonyms: beluga, Delphinapterus leucas.





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"White whale" Quotes from Famous Books



... and tiny bears, soft and silken flossed, played at the entrances of moss-ensconced caves. Out on the sea unexpected herds of walrus lay sleeping on floating ice; harp seals sported joyously in the waves; a white whale spouted shafts of blue water high into the air. From the interior mountains came the howl of wolves and foxes, the sound of rushing waters and the roar of released glaciers. Nature ...
— The Eternal Maiden • T. Everett Harre


Words linked to "White whale" :   beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, Delphinapterus, dolphin, genus Delphinapterus


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