Associations to the word «Acipenser»

Wiktionary

ACIPENSER, proper noun. 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.

Dictionary definition

ACIPENSER, noun. Type genus of the Acipenseridae: sturgeons.

Wise words

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Alexander Pope