sea canary

English

Etymology

So called from the whistling sound which it makes.

Noun

sea canary (plural sea canaries)

The beluga.

References

“sea canary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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