acipenser

[Lat. acipenser & acipensis; Gr. ἀκκιπήσιος ( akkipēsios ) = a fish, probably HEAD OF STURGEON (ACIPENSER). the sturgeon.] A genus of fishes belonging to Cuvier's seventh order, the Chondropterygii (cartilaginous fishes), with fixed gills. The best known species is the common sturgeon (Acipenser sturio , Linn.), which figures in the British fauna [STURGEON], as does the A. lati rostris, or broad-nosed sturgeon. The great habitat of the genus, however, is in the large rivers which run into the Black Sea and the Caspian, where several species of magnificent size are found. ā-çis, s. A genus of endogenous plants be- longing to the order Amaryllid aceæ, or Amaryl- lids. The species are pretty, bulbous tubers from Southern Europe and Northern Africa. *a-çiş'e, s. A ize, a izes. "Ther he sette his own acise, And made bailifs and justices," Kyng A lisa under, 1,423. *a-çite', v.t. [A.N.] To cite, to summon. [ACCITE.]