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o·se·tra

also os·set·ra  (ō-sĕt′rə)
n.
Caviar made from the roe of either of two sturgeons, Acipenser gueldenstaedtii or A. persicus of the Caspian and Black Seas, having a yellowish or brownish color and a nutty flavor.

[From Russian osëtr, sturgeon (probably in its genitive form osetra), from Old Russian osetrŭ; akin to Old Prussian esketres.]
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osetra

(ɒˈsɛtrə)
n
(Cookery) a type of caviar deriving from the osetra sturgeon
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