acipensern.

Brit.

/asɪˈpɛnsə/,

/ˈasɪˌpɛnsə/, U.S.

/ˌæsəˈpɛnsər/,

/ˈæsəˌpɛnsər/

Forms: 1600s– acipenser, 1700s–1800s accipenser.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin acipēnser.

Etymology: < classical Latin acipēnser (in post-classical Latin also accipenser (5th cent.)) name of a fish, probably the sturgeon, of uncertain origin, probably a compound, with a first element related to aciēs sharp edge (see acies n.), acus needle (see acicula n.), perhaps on account of the sturgeon's long thin snout.

Zoology.

A fish of the genus Acipenser or (more widely) the family Acipenseridae; a sturgeon. Also (in form Acipenser): the genus itself, to which most species of sturgeon belong.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Systema Naturae (1758) I. 237.

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sevruga1591

sterlet1591

acipenser1614

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1542 T. Elyot Bibliotheca Acipenser, or Aquipenser, a kynde of fysshe, whiche hath the scales turned towarde the head.]

1614 R. Brathwait Schollers Medley 55 The Acipenser, or which Pliny cals Sacer piscis, feeds on nothing but mans flesh.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. xiv. 333 Acipenser is a Fish of an unnatural makeing and quality, for his scales turne all towards the head and he ever swimeth against the streame.

1727 J. Arbuthnot Tables Anc. Coins 130 The Acipenser had still some Honour paid him,..being carried by people with Coronets on their Heads to the Table.

?1768–9 Encycl. Brit. (1771) I. 14/2 The accipenser has a single linear nostril.

1853 A. Soyer Pantropheon 216 Some flatterers..with eyes fixed on the noble accipenser, compared its flesh to the ambrosia of the immortals.

1871 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 161 553 A notochordal skeleton is found in the Acipensers and Chimæras.

1944 Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci. 47 152 This genus..gave way at the beginning of the Tertiary to its direct descendant, the genus Acipenser.

1964 A. Launay Caviare & After i. 18 There are three varieties of acipenser used in the production of caviare.

2000 V. J. Birstein in R. P. Reading & B. Miller Endangered Animals 269 Many sturgeon species belonging to the genera Acipenser and Huso..live mainly in the sea and migrate into rivers for reproduction.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acipenser
释义	acipensern. Brit. /asɪˈpɛnsə/, /ˈasɪˌpɛnsə/, U.S. /ˌæsəˈpɛnsər/, /ˈæsəˌpɛnsər/ Forms: 1600s– acipenser, 1700s–1800s accipenser. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin acipēnser. Etymology: < classical Latin acipēnser (in post-classical Latin also accipenser (5th cent.)) name of a fish, probably the sturgeon, of uncertain origin, probably a compound, with a first element related to aciēs sharp edge (see acies n.), acus needle (see acicula n.), perhaps on account of the sturgeon's long thin snout. Zoology. A fish of the genus Acipenser or (more widely) the family Acipenseridae; a sturgeon. Also (in form Acipenser): the genus itself, to which most species of sturgeon belong.Valid publication of the genus name: Linnaeus Systema Naturae (1758) I. 237. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > subclass Actinopterygii > [noun] > infraclass Chondrostei > order Acipenseriformes > member of genus Acipenser sevruga1591 sterlet1591 acipenser1614 hausen1745 osetr1753 rock sturgeon1842 1542 T. Elyot Bibliotheca Acipenser, or Aquipenser, a kynde of fysshe, whiche hath the scales turned towarde the head.] 1614 R. Brathwait Schollers Medley 55 The Acipenser, or which Pliny cals Sacer piscis, feeds on nothing but mans flesh. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. xiv. 333 Acipenser is a Fish of an unnatural makeing and quality, for his scales turne all towards the head and he ever swimeth against the streame. 1727 J. Arbuthnot Tables Anc. Coins 130 The Acipenser had still some Honour paid him,..being carried by people with Coronets on their Heads to the Table. ?1768–9 Encycl. Brit. (1771) I. 14/2 The accipenser has a single linear nostril. 1853 A. Soyer Pantropheon 216 Some flatterers..with eyes fixed on the noble accipenser, compared its flesh to the ambrosia of the immortals. 1871 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 161 553 A notochordal skeleton is found in the Acipensers and Chimæras. 1944 Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci. 47 152 This genus..gave way at the beginning of the Tertiary to its direct descendant, the genus Acipenser. 1964 A. Launay Caviare & After i. 18 There are three varieties of acipenser used in the production of caviare. 2000 V. J. Birstein in R. P. Reading & B. Miller Endangered Animals 269 Many sturgeon species belonging to the genera Acipenser and Huso..live mainly in the sea and migrate into rivers for reproduction. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1614
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