noun ବିଶେଷ୍ୟ

White whale meaning in oriya

ଧଳା ବାଘ

  • Definition

    small northern whale that is white when adult

    ଛୋଟ ଉତ୍ତର ବାଘ ଯାହା ବୟସ୍କ ହେଲେ ଧଳା ହୋଇଥାଏ |

  • Synonyms

    beluga (ବେଲୁଗା)

noun ବିଶେଷ୍ୟ

White whale meaning in oriya

ଧଳା ବାଘ

  • Definitions

    1. A cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.

    ଆର୍କଟିକ୍ ମହାସାଗରରେ ମିଳିଥିବା ଏକ ସେଟାସିଆନ୍, ଡେଲଫିନାପ୍ଟରସ୍ ଲ୍ୟୁକାସ୍ |

  • Examples:
    1. 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. An obsession; monomania.

    ଏକ ଅବସାଦ; ମୋନୋମାନିଆ |

  • Examples:
    1. "No. . . no sapphires. It looks like Lester Velasquez was chasing his white whale. There never were any sapphires inside that diner."

    2. After being lofted into space by a Falcon Super Heavy, his next rocket, the Starship, will light out for the moon, land there, take off and return to Earth, with no stages expended on the lunar journey. This so-called single-stage-to-orbit model has been the white whale of rocket designers for generations.

    3. For nearly four years, Snapchat has been Facebook’s white whale.