be|lu|ga

be|lu|ga «buh LOO guh», noun, plural -ga or -gas.

1. a large, white sturgeon of the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, valued as a source of caviar.

2. Also, beluga whale.

a small, white whale of the arctic seas, once hunted for its oil and skin; white whale.

╂[< Russian beluga, belukha < belyj white]