\Hu"so\, n. [NL., fr. G. hausen, and E. isin?glass.]
(Zo["o]l.)
(a) A large European sturgeon ({Acipenser huso}), inhabiting
    the region of the Black and Caspian Seas. It sometimes
    attains a length of more than twelve feet, and a weight
    of two thousand pounds. Called also {hausen}.
(b) The huchen, a large salmon.