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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of delphinoid odontocete cetaceans, typical of the subfamily Delphinapterinæ, containing the beluga or white Whale (D. leucas).
- noun A genus of dolphins (Delphininæ) which have no dorsal fin, as D. peroni: now called
Leucorhamphus . SeeDelphinus , 1.
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- noun white whale
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fbharjo commented on the word delphinapterus
the great white whale???
June 28, 2011