Meaning of ACIPENSER
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| | Definition: | | [n] type genus of the Acipenseridae: sturgeons |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Acipenser |
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| | See Also: | | Acipenser huso, Acipenser transmontanus, Acipenseridae, beluga, family Acipenseridae, fish genus, hausen, Pacific sturgeon, Sacramento sturgeon, white sturgeon | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ac`i*pen"ser\, n. [L., the name of a fish.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A genus of ganoid fishes, including the sturgeons, having the
body armed with bony scales, and the mouth on the under side
of the head. See {Sturgeon}.
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