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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre;
[syn: caviar, caviare]


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. [1913 Webster +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Beluga \Be*lu"ga\ (b[-e]*l[=u]"g[.a]), n. [Russ. bieluga a sort of large sturgeon, prop. white fish, fr. bieluii white. The whale is now commonly called bieluka in Russian.] 1. (Zool.) A cetacean allied to the dolphins. [1913 Webster] Note: The northern beluga (Delphinapterus catodon) is the white whale and white fish of the whalers. It grows to be from twelve to eighteen feet long. [1913 Webster] 2. the sturgeon (Huso huso) native to the Black Sea and Caspian Sea; -- also called hausen. It is valued for its roe, sold as caviar, and is also used for production of isinglass. See also sturgeon. [PJC] 3. the caviar obtained from the beluga[2]; -- also called beluga caviar. The caviar of the beluga is considered the finest sort, larger and of a taste superior to that obtained from other sturgeon. See also sturgeon and caviar. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Caviar \Cav"i*ar\, Caviare \Ca*viare"\, n. [F. caviar, fr. It. caviale, fr. Turk. Hav[imac][=a]r.] The roes of the sturgeon, prepared and salted; -- used as a relish, esp. in Russia. [1913 Webster] Note: Caviare was considered a delicacy, by some, in Shakespeare's time, but was not relished by most. Hence Hamlet says of a certain play. "'T was caviare to the general," i. e., above the taste of the common people. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

caviar n 1: salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre [syn: caviar, caviare]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

22 Moby Thesaurus words for "caviar": albumen, anguille, eel, egg, egg white, eggshell, fish, fish eggs, glair, kipper, kippered salmon, ovule, poisson, red herring, roe, seafood, smoked herring, spawn, vitellus, white, yellow, yolk