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CAVIAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does caviar mean?
• CAVIAR (noun)
The noun CAVIAR has 1 sense:
1. salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre
Familiarity information: CAVIAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
caviar; caviare
Hypernyms ("caviar" is a kind of...):
hard roe; roe (fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "caviar"):
beluga caviar (roe of beluga sturgeon usually from Russia; highly valued)
Context examples
Eggs of crustaceans and caviar of African toothcarp fish also managed to survive in outer space for 2.5 years, with the embryos revived after returning to Earth.
(Mutated Terrestrial Bacteria That Return from Space Pose Threat to Life on Earth, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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