genus acipenser

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Acipenseridae: sturgeons (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	fish genus,
definition	:	any of various genus of fish (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	acipenser transmontanus, pacific sturgeon, sacramento sturgeon, white sturgeon,
definition	:	food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North America (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	acipenser huso, beluga, hausen, white sturgeon,
definition	:	valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	acipenseridae, family acipenseridae,
definition	:	sturgeons (noun.animal)