beluga
Arctic white cetacean
Beluga refers to two unrelated white animals.
The beluga whale is a small Arctic whale, distinctively pale and rounded, lacking a dorsal fin.
The beluga sturgeon is a large fish from the Caspian and Black Sea basins, prized for its roe: beluga caviar commands the highest prices.
Context usually makes clear which creature is meant.
Aquatic mammal order
- dolphinEcholocating marine mammal
- porpoiseSmall toothed whale relative
- orcaLarge predatory dolphin
- blowholeWhale's breathing aperture
echolocation · pod · breaching · fluke · mammal · krill · plankton · calves
Frigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- polarOf extreme latitudes
- icebergFloating glacial fragment
aurora · Inuit · ice floe · ice cap · walrus · polar bear · midnight sun · krill
Cured fish eggs
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- affluenceAbundance of money
- exclusivityState of being limited
prestige · gourmet · fine dining · haute cuisine · indulgence · expensive · rare · delicacy
Large armored fish
- roeAquatic reproductive material
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- CaspianEurasian inland sea
- osetraRussian sturgeon roe
cured · briny · pearls · tin · blini · champagne · gourmet · appetizer
Preventing waste or loss
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- protectionGuarding against harm
wildlife · preservation · vulnerable · population decline · pollution · shipping · noise pollution · protected species
cetacean
Aquatic mammal order
blowhole · echolocation · pod · breaching · fluke · mammal · krill · plankton · calves · migration
tundra
Frigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- polarOf extreme latitudes
iceberg · aurora · Inuit · ice floe · ice cap · walrus · polar bear · midnight sun · krill · snowdrift
caviar
Cured fish eggs
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- affluenceAbundance of money
exclusivity · prestige · gourmet · fine dining · haute cuisine · indulgence · expensive · rare · delicacy · connoisseur
sturgeon
Large armored fish
osetra · cured · briny · pearls · tin · blini · champagne · gourmet · appetizer · garnish
conservation
Preventing waste or loss
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- biodiversityRange of life forms
protection · wildlife · preservation · vulnerable · population decline · pollution · shipping · noise pollution · protected species · monitoring
- ocean lifeocean, sea, sea creatures, shark, sea life
- sea lifeshark, whale, dolphin, salmon, jellyfish
- aquatic lifedolphins, whales, dolphin, sharks, sea turtles
- ArcticArctic Circle, Arctic Ocean, Arctic wildlife, Arctic exploration, Arctic research
- Canadian wildlifecaribou, beaver, moose, Canada goose, polar bear
- Cetaceanswhale, dolphin, dolphins, porpoise, whales
belugabaleen whale
Plankton-filtering marine mammal
blue whale · killer whale · orca · right whale · humpback whale
- beluga whaleWhite Arctic marine mammal
- beluga caviarLarge sturgeon's salted roe