beluga
noun
a white sturgeon, Huso huso, of the Black and Caspian seas, valued as a source of caviar and isinglass.
belugas
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pluralof beluga.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Animals including narwhals and belugas are sharing habitat with - or even being displaced by - these other whales.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
It is also performing baseline wildlife surveys, including acoustic monitoring of the belugas to better understand where they swim.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
They are part of a large pod of 30 belugas living at Marineland of Canada that need to be rehomed.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The findings suggest that both male and female belugas reproduce with multiple partners over the course of their lives.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2026
What happened when all the new animals in the north killed off the arctic foxes and belugas and narwhals and polar bears that already lived there?
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
