osetr

osetr (plural osetrs)

1. Alternative form of osseter.
   • 1957, James W Atz, “Abnormal development of artificially ovulated eggs, including parthenogenesis”, in Grace E[velyn] Pickford, James W. Atz, The Physiology of the Pituitary Gland of Fishes, New York, N.Y.: New York Zoological Society, published 1967, →LCCN, part VII (The Relation of the Pituitary to Reproduction in Fishes), section K (History and techniques of pituitary treatment of fishes in pisciculture), subsection 2 (Pituitary treatment of fishes in the USSR), page 260:

     Detlaf & Ginzburg (1950) and Kazanskii (1950a) each discovered dividing eggs in the ovaries of a sevriuga and an osetr, respectively, given large doses of pituitaries.

   • 1964, Ruth Warren, “The Colossal Sturgeon”, in The Book of Knowledge Annual 1964‎, New York, N.Y.: Grolier Incorporated; Toronto, Ont.: Grolier Society of Canada Limited, →LCCN, pages 137–140:

     The Caspian Sea is the home of the elite of the sturgeon species—the belugas, osetrs, sevrugas and sterlets, names famous to caviar gourmets.

   • 1992, Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat, translated by Anthea Bell, “The history of caviare”, in A History of Food, Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell Reference, →ISBN, part V (Luxury Foods), chapter 12 (Treasures from the sea), page 376:

     The Osetr sturgeon has a long snout, can weigh up to 300 kilos, and is two metres long.

   • 1996, United Nations Development Programme, Marine Aquaculture in the Black Sea Region: Current Status and Development Options (Black Sea Environmental Series; 2), New York, N.Y.: United Nations Publications, →ISBN, page 16:

     In 1993 the farm produced 4 million sevruga and 2 million osetr fry. In 1994 the osetr figure was down to 1 million. Other farms, for example at Don river, produce more osetr than sevruga.