SEA CANARY Definition & Meaning

sea canary

noun

beluga ( def 2 ).

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Origin of sea canary¹

First recorded in 1875–80; so called from the whistling sound made by this whale

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It is a gregarious, pure white Arctic dweller that emits strange, high-pitched twitters that have given it its nickname: the sea canary.

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Sometimes the beluga makes a noise like the half suppressed lowing of oxen and, since the aquatic world is so silent, sailors have christened the beluga, for this slender achievement, the "sea canary."

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