white whale

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim Synonym of beluga (“the beluga whale, Delphinapterus leucas, a cetacean found in the Arctic Ocean”)

   “The English called the beluga the "white whale", a name often still used (and not to be confused with the white whale of Moby-Dick, which was an albino sperm whale).”

2. isim Any whale of the family Monodontidae, which comprises the beluga whales and narwhals (Monodon monoceros), and some extinct species.
3. isim An obsession, a monomania.

   “No … no sapphires. It looks like Lester Velasquez was chasing his white whale. There never were any sapphires inside that diner.”

4. isim A printing plate, used to manufacture a particular sports card, that is then issued as a collectible itself.