Meaning ofwhite whalein English

Noun

1. an obsessive goal; fixation
   Finding a white whale became his lifelong obsession.
2. a rare, elusive creature; symbolic pursuit
   The white whale, a beluga, swam in the Arctic waters.
3. a whale of the Monodontidae family; beluga, narwhal
   Hunting the white whale was a symbolic pursuit of the impossible.
4. delphinapterus leucas; Arctic cetacean
   Delphinapterus leucas, the white whale, is an Arctic cetacean species.
5. a unique printing plate (for sports cards) used as a collectible
   The rare white whale printing plate was highly sought after by sports card collectors.