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Hausen \Hau"sen\ (h[add]"s[e^]n), n. [G.] (Zool.)
A large sturgeon ({Acipenser huso} syn. {Huso huso}) from the
region of the Black Sea; also called {Beluga}. It is
sometimes twelve feet long, and provides the highest quality
{caviar}.
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Beluga \Be*lu"ga\ (b[-e]*l[=u]"g[.a]), n. [Russ. bieluga a sort
of large sturgeon, prop. white fish, fr. bieluii white. The
whale is now commonly called bieluka in Russian.]
1. (Zool.) A cetacean allied to the dolphins.
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Note: The northern beluga ({Delphinapterus catodon}) is the
{white whale} and {white fish} of the whalers. It grows
to be from twelve to eighteen feet long.
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2. the sturgeon ({Huso huso}) native to the Black Sea and
Caspian Sea; -- also called {hausen}. It is valued for its
roe, sold as {caviar}, and is also used for production of
isinglass. See also {sturgeon}.
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3. the caviar obtained from the beluga[2]; -- also called
{beluga caviar}. The caviar of the beluga is considered
the finest sort, larger and of a taste superior to that
obtained from other sturgeon. See also {sturgeon} and
{caviar}.
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Caviar \Cav"i*ar\, Caviare \Ca*viare"\, n. [F. caviar, fr. It.
caviale, fr. Turk. Hav[imac][=a]r.]
The roes of the sturgeon, prepared and salted; -- used as a
relish, esp. in Russia.
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Note: Caviare was considered a delicacy, by some, in
Shakespeare's time, but was not relished by most. Hence
Hamlet says of a certain play. "'T was caviare to the
general," i. e., above the taste of the common people.
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