acipenser Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun type genus of the Acipenseridae: sturgeons
    genus Acipenser.

WordNet

Ac`i*pen"ser noun
Etymology
L., the name of a fish.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913