白しろ鯨くじら

noun

white whale; beluga

Refers to a white-colored whale, especially the beluga whale. Also used as the Japanese title for Melville's 'Moby-Dick'.

• 水すい族ぞく館かんで白しろ鯨くじらを見みた。

  I saw a white whale at the aquarium.

• メルヴィルの『白しろ鯨くじら』は有ゆう名めいな小しょう説せつだ。

  Melville's 'Moby-Dick' is a famous novel.

noun

baleen from a gray whale; whale whiskers (for crafts)

Specifically the baleen plates (whiskers) from a gray whale, traditionally used in crafts such as making combs or ornaments. Not a common everyday word.

• 白しろ鯨くじらのひげは工こう芸げい品ひんに使つかわれる。

  Baleen from a gray whale is used in crafts.