ACIPENSER

Acipenser, genus Acipenser

(noun) type genus of the Acipenseridae: sturgeons

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Ac`i*pen"ser, n. Etym: [L., the name of a fish.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of ganoid fishes, including the sturgeons, having the body armed with bony scales, and the mouth on the under side of the head. See Sturgeon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition