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[syn: beluga, hausen, white sturgeon, Acipenser huso]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hausen \Hau"sen\ (h[add]"s[e^]n), n. [G.] (Zool.)
A large sturgeon (Acipenser huso syn. Huso huso) from the
region of the Black Sea; also called Beluga. It is
sometimes twelve feet long, and provides the highest quality
caviar.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Huso \Hu"so\, n. [NL., fr. G. hausen, and E. isinglass.] (Zool.)
(a) A large European sturgeon (Huso huso or Acipenser
huso), inhabiting the region of the Black and Caspian
Seas. It sometimes attains a length of more than
twelve feet, and a weight of two thousand pounds.
Called also hausen and beluga. It is the source of
the finest and most esteemed caviar.
(b) The huchen, a large salmon.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Isinglass \I"sin*glass\, n. [Prob. corrupted fr. D. huizenblas
(akin to G. hausenblase), lit., bladder of the huso, or large
sturgeon; huizen sturgeon + blas bladder. Cf. Bladder,
Blast a gust of wind.]
[1913 Webster]
1. A semitransparent, whitish, and very pure form of gelatin,
chiefly prepared from the sounds or air bladders of
various species of sturgeons (as the Acipenser huso)
found in the rivers of Western Russia. It used for making
jellies, as a clarifier, etc. Cheaper forms of gelatin are
not unfrequently so called. Called also fish glue.
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2. (Min.) A popular name for mica, especially when in thin
sheets.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Acipenser huso
n 1: valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and
Caspian seas [syn: beluga, hausen, white sturgeon,
Acipenser huso]