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genus Acipenser

genus Acipenser

9.9
A group of sturgeon fish that includes several species
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɛnəs əˈsɪpənˌsɚ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : género Acipenser
  • The genus Acipenser includes several species of sturgeon.

Examples

  • The genus Acipenser includes several species important for their roe, known as caviar.

  • Some of the largest freshwater fish belong to the genus Acipenser.

  • The biologist specialized in the study of genus Acipenser for conservation purposes.

  • Did you know that genus Acipenser is known for its caviar?

  • Some of the largest freshwater fish belong to the genus Acipenser.

  • The genus Acipenser includes several species important for their roe, known as caviar.

  • The biologist specialized in the study of genus Acipenser for conservation purposes.

Synonyms

Acipenser
vsgenus Acipenser
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of large sturgeon that people use for their eggs called caviar

is the strict taxonomic term focusing only on the species included

Surface Forms

genus Acipenser singular
genera Acipenser plural

Morphology

genus + Acipenser

The phrase is transparently compositional: 'genus' (a biological rank) combined with 'Acipenser' (a taxonomic name for sturgeon) directly yields the meaning 'the genus named Acipenser, containing sturgeon species.' This is a standard taxonomic construction found across languages, so a learner who knows the two constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Genus Acipenser comes from the old Latin word Acipenser, which meant 'sturgeon' — a large fish with bony plates and a long snout. Naturalists kept that old name when they put these fish into a scientific group, so genus Acipenser today simply means the group of sturgeon species.