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Definition of Delphinapterus catodon

Delphinapterus catodon
Beluga Be*lu"ga (b[-e]*l[=u]"g[.a]), n. [Russ. bieluga a sort of large sturgeon, prop. white fish, fr. bieluii white.] (Zo["o]l.) A cetacean allied to the dolphins. Note: The northern beluga (Delphinapterus catodon) is the white whale and white fish of the whalers. It grows to be from twelve to eighteen feet long.

Meaning of Delphinapterus catodon from wikipedia

- as the valid name, limiting catodon's status to a lesser synonym. Until 1974, the species was generally known as P. catodon. In that year, however, Dutch...
- "Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas". www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca. COSEWIC (2004). COSEWIC ****essment and Update Status Report on the Beluga Whale Delphinapterus leucas...
- 368 374 371 Whale (Orca) (Orcinus orca) 473 567 532 Whale (Sperm) (Physeter catodon) 480 590 535 Whale (Spinner dolphin) (Stenella longirostris) 318...
- Sound Belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) (PDF) (Report).[permanent dead link] Harbour Porpoise, Phocoena phocoena Sperm Whale, Physeter catodon Northern Bottlenose...
- (1993). "Pattern similarity in shared codas from sperm whales (Physeter catodon)". Marine Mammal Science. 9 (1): 1–9. Bibcode:1993MMamS...9....1M. doi:10...