beluga
noun uk/bəˈluːɡə/ us/bəˈluːɡə/
(ANIMAL)
[ C ] plural beluga or belugas (also beluga whale, white whale)（主要栖息在北极地区的一种小型）白鲸
a small white whale that lives mainly in the Arctic
Biologists are trying to find out what is endangering belugas in the Cook Inlet. 生物学家们正试图找出库克群岛白鲸濒临灭绝的原因。
These beluga whales live under three feet of ice in the freezing waters of northern Russia's White Sea. 这些白鲸生活在俄罗斯白海北部三英尺的冰层之下。
[ C ] plural beluga or belugas (also beluga sturgeon)欧洲鳇，欧鳇（主要栖息在中欧及亚洲湖河里的一种大型鲟鱼）
a large fish that lives mainly in lakes and rivers in central Europe and Asia. It is is a type of sturgeon and is usually caught for its eggs, which are eaten as caviar.
Beluga is the largest freshwater fish on earth. 欧洲鳇是地球上最大的淡水鱼。
It can take a female beluga sturgeon 25 years to produce her first eggs. 雌性欧洲鳇可能需要25年时间才会第一次产卵。
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- Killer whales are the beluga's only marine predator.
- With binoculars you can watch the beluga whales that swim with the summer tide in and out of the river estuary.
- Polar bears' main source of food is seals, but they sometimes eat walruses and even beluga whales.
- Lake sturgeon are comparable in size and color to beluga.
- He imported some belugas from overseas to raise for their eggs and meat.
- A beluga sturgeon swims slowly through the murky water.
(FOOD)
[ U ]鲟鱼鱼子酱
a type of expensive caviar (= fish eggs) that comes from beluga fish
You might want to wash down your beluga with a glass of champagne. 你要不试试用一杯香槟配你的鲟鱼鱼子酱。
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- If you ever get your hands on beluga, I would suggest not embellishing the flavour of the roe with anything at all.
- They found a supply of beluga worth $200,000.