Acipenser

noun

Ac·​i·​pen·​ser

¦a-sə-¦pen(t)-sər

: a genus (the type of the family Acipenseridae) of ganoid fishes that includes most sturgeons

acipenserid

¦a-sə-¦pen(t)-sə-rəd

noun or adjective

acipenserine

¦a-sə-¦pen(t)-sə-ˌrīn

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, a fish (probably sturgeon)

First Known Use

1614, in the meaning defined above

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