Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The great sturgeon, Acipenser huso, of the rivers falling into the Black and Caspian seas, abounding especially in Russia. See
sturgeon . - noun [capitalized] A genus of such fishes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A large European sturgeon (
Huso huso orAcipenser 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 alsohausen andbeluga . It is the source of the finest and most esteemed caviar. - noun The huchen, a large salmon.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A large
European sturgeon (Acipenser huso), inhabiting the Black and Caspian Seas; thebeluga . - noun The
huchen , a largesalmon .
Etymologies
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Examples
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If the loom was a simple piece of mechanism, much more so was the spinning-machine -- the "huso," or "malacate" -- which was nothing more or less than the "whirligig spindle."
The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico Mayne Reid 1850
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Another ancient group of fish in the hotspot are seven species of sturgeon, including the famous Beluga sturgeon (Huso huso, EN), the largest freshwater fish and the source of high-value caviar.
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Sa isang punto ko huso ang aking mahigpit na pagkakahawak sa balbula at isang matinding bugso ng hangin blew ang aking braso mula sa mahigpit na pagkakahawak hawakan at baluktot ako Halfway off ang bike.
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Of fresh-water fish, the sturgeon (_Acipenser sturio_ and _A. huso_), sterlet, salmon (_Salmo hucho_), and carp are found in the Danube; the mountain streams abound in trout.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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The agreement covers six wild sturgeon species, including huso huso which produces beluga caviar, the most expensive.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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The overfishing of the beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) for its valuable black caviar has also contributed to its decimation.
Global Issues News Headlines Global Issues 2010
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The overfishing of the beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) for its valuable black caviar has also contributed to its decimation.
Global Issues News Headlines Global Issues 2010
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- Aviso de exención de responsabilidad: La información en este documento ha sido redactada a efectos de morigerar el impacto potencial que pudiera tener la decisión que eventualmente tomase el Gobierno Nacional respecto de un cambio o no en el huso horario de verano en la Argentina para el período 2009/2010.
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