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Meaning of Acipenser in English
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/ˈasɪˌpɛnsə/
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Noun
Acipenser
Etymology
early 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Brathwait (?1588–1673), poet and writer. From classical Latin acipēnser name of a fish, probably the sturgeon, of uncertain origin, probably a compound, with a first element related to aciēs sharp edge, acus needle, perhaps on account of the sturgeon's long thin snout
Definitions
1.
type genus of the Acipenseridae: sturgeons