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Webster 1913 Edition

Huso

Hu′so

,
Noun.
[NL., fr. G.
hausen
, and E.
isin
glass.]
(Zool.)
(a)
A large European sturgeon (
Huso huso
or
Acipenser 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 also
hausen
and
beluga
. It is the source of the finest and most esteemed caviar.
(b)
The huchen, a large salmon.

Webster 1828 Edition

Huso

HU'SO

,
Noun.
A fish of the genus Accipenser, whose mouth is in the under part of the head; the body is naked, or without prickles or protuberances. It grows to the length of twenty four feet, and its skin is so tough that it is used for ropes in drawing wheel-carriages. It inhabits the Danube and the rivers of Russia, and of its sounds is made isinglass.

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