white whale
Synonym of belugaSynonym of beluga (“the beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas, a cetacean found in the Arctic Ocean”)
» I feel like a white whale!
Meaning
4 sensesSynonym of beluga (“the beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas, a cetacean found in the Arctic Ocean”)
Any whale of the family Monodontidae, which comprises the beluga whales and narwhals (Monodon monoceros), and some extinct species.
(figuratively)An obsession, a monomania.
(figuratively)A printing plate, used to manufacture a particular sports card, that is then issued as a collectible itself.
- small northern whale that is white when adult
Examples
1 sentencesI feel like a white whale!
Origin
From white + whale. The figurative senses refer to the novel Moby-Dick (1851) by the AmeriFrom white + whale. The figurative senses refer to the novel Moby-Dick (1851) by the American writer Herman Melville (1819–1891), in which Captain Ahab relentlessly pursues a rare albino sperm whale.
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Forms
plural: white whales| Singular | white whale |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- small northern whale that is white when adult:belugaDelphinapterus leucas