Acipenser huso

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Acipenser huso
    n 1: valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and
         Caspian seas [syn: {beluga}, {hausen}, {white sturgeon},
         {Acipenser huso}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hausen \Hau"sen\ (h[add]"s[e^]n), n. [G.] (Zool.)
   A large sturgeon ({Acipenser huso} syn. {Huso huso}) from the
   region of the Black Sea; also called {Beluga}. It is
   sometimes twelve feet long, and provides the highest quality
   {caviar}.
   [1913 Webster +PJC]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Huso \Hu"so\, n. [NL., fr. G. hausen, and E. isinglass.] (Zool.)
      (a) A large European sturgeon ({Huso huso} or {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} and {beluga}. It is the source of
          the finest and most esteemed caviar.
      (b) The huchen, a large salmon.
          [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Isinglass \I"sin*glass\, n. [Prob. corrupted fr. D. huizenblas
   (akin to G. hausenblase), lit., bladder of the huso, or large
   sturgeon; huizen sturgeon + blas bladder. Cf. {Bladder},
   {Blast} a gust of wind.]
   [1913 Webster]
   1. A semitransparent, whitish, and very pure form of gelatin,
      chiefly prepared from the sounds or air bladders of
      various species of sturgeons (as the {Acipenser huso})
      found in the rivers of Western Russia. It used for making
      jellies, as a clarifier, etc. Cheaper forms of gelatin are
      not unfrequently so called. Called also {fish glue}.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Min.) A popular name for mica, especially when in thin
      sheets.
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