Acipenser
See also: acipenser
Translingual
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Sturgeon2.jpg/220px-Sturgeon2.jpg)
Etymology
From Latin acipēnser (“sturgeon”).
Proper noun
Acipenser m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Acipenseridae – ganoid fishes, including the sturgeons, having the body armed with bony scales, and the mouth on the under side of the head.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Actinopterygii - superclass; Chondrostei - subclass; Acipenseriformes - order; Acipenseridae - family; Acipenserinae - subfamily