HyperDic: white_sturgeon

English > 2 senses of the expression white sturgeon:
NOUNanimalwhite sturgeon, beluga, hausen, Acipenser husovaluable source of caviar and isinglass
animalwhite sturgeon, Pacific sturgeon, Sacramento sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanusfood and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North America
English > white sturgeon: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
MeaningValuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas.
Synonymsbeluga, hausen, Acipenser huso
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
English > white sturgeon: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaningfood and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North America.
SynonymsPacific sturgeon, Sacramento sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus
Member ofAcipenser, genus Acipensertype genus of the Acipenseridae
Broadersturgeonlarge primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe

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