Moby-Dick

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Moby Dick

An 1851 novel by Herman Melville, originally titled The Whale, a highly symbolic story about a whaling ship led by Captain Ahab.
The elusive white whale hunted in this novel.

Chinese Mandarin 白鯨記 /白鲸记

白鯨記 /白鲸记An 1851 novel by Herman Melville, originally titled The Whale, a highly symbolic story about a whaling ship led by Captain Ahab.

Japanese 白鯨

白鯨 (hakugei)An 1851 novel by Herman Melville, originally titled The Whale, a highly symbolic story about a whaling ship led by Captain Ahab.

Korean 모비딕

모비딕 (mobidik)An 1851 novel by Herman Melville, originally titled The Whale, a highly symbolic story about a whaling ship led by Captain Ahab.

Russian Мо́би Дик

Мо́би Дик (Móbi Dik)An 1851 novel by Herman Melville, originally titled The Whale, a highly symbolic story about a whaling ship led by Captain Ahab.

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APA

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Chicago

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