Acipenser

See also: acipenser

Translingual

Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus

Etymology

From Latin acipēnser (“sturgeon”).

Proper noun

Acipenser m

A taxonomic genus within the family Acipenseridae – ganoid fishes, including the sturgeons, having the body armed with bony scales, and the mouth on the under side of the head.

Hypernyms

(genus): Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Osteichthyes - superclass; Actinopterygii - class; Chondrostei - subclass; Acipenseriformes - order; Acipenseridae - family; Acipenserinae - subfamily

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