HyperDic: acipenser_huso

English > 1 sense of the expression Acipenser huso:
NOUNanimalAcipenser huso, beluga, hausen, white sturgeonvaluable source of caviar and isinglass
English > Acipenser huso: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningValuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas.
Synonymsbeluga, hausen, white sturgeon
Member ofAcipenser, genus Acipensertype genus of the Acipenseridae
Partsbeluga caviarRoe of beluga sturgeon usually from Russia
Broadersturgeonlarge primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe
Spanishbeluga, hausen
Catalanbeluga, hausen

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