Definition for HU'SO

HU'SO, n.

A chondropterygious fish with free branchiæ, belonging to the genus Acipenser. It is frequently found to exceed twelve and fifteen feet in length, and to weigh more than twelve hundred pounds. The finest isinglass is made from its natatory bladder. It inhabits the Danube and the rivers of Russia. The Sturgeon belongs to the same genus.

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