hausen

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

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]
    

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.
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Beluga \Be*lu"ga\ (b[-e]*l[=u]"g[.a]), n. [Russ. bieluga a sort
   of large sturgeon, prop. white fish, fr. bieluii white. The
   whale is now commonly called bieluka in Russian.]
   1. (Zool.) A cetacean allied to the dolphins.
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   Note: The northern beluga ({Delphinapterus catodon}) is the
         {white whale} and {white fish} of the whalers. It grows
         to be from twelve to eighteen feet long.
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   2. the sturgeon ({Huso huso}) native to the Black Sea and
      Caspian Sea; -- also called {hausen}. It is valued for its
      roe, sold as {caviar}, and is also used for production of
      isinglass. See also {sturgeon}.
      [PJC]

   3. the caviar obtained from the beluga[2]; -- also called
      {beluga caviar}. The caviar of the beluga is considered
      the finest sort, larger and of a taste superior to that
      obtained from other sturgeon. See also {sturgeon} and
      {caviar}.
      [PJC]