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  sturgeon

  noun

  any of various large fishes of the family Acipenseridae, inhabiting fresh and salt waters in the North Temperate Zone, valued for their flesh and as a source of caviar and isinglass: Acipenser brevirostrum shortnose sturgeon, of the Atlantic coast, is a vulnerable species.
• Sturgeon
  Sturgeon

  noun

  Theodore (Hamilton), 1918–85, U.S. science-fiction writer.

sturgeon

¹ American  

[stur-juhn] / ˈstɜr dʒən /

noun

plural

sturgeon,

plural

sturgeons

1. any of various large fishes of the family Acipenseridae, inhabiting fresh and salt waters in the North Temperate Zone, valued for their flesh and as a source of caviar and isinglass: Acipenser brevirostrum shortnose sturgeon, of the Atlantic coast, is a vulnerable species.

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Sturgeon ² American  

[stur-juhn] / ˈstɜr dʒən /

noun

1. Theodore (Hamilton), 1918–85, U.S. science-fiction writer.

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sturgeon British  

/ ˈstɜːdʒən /

noun

1. any primitive bony fish of the family Acipenseridae, of temperate waters of the N hemisphere, having an elongated snout and rows of spines along the body: valued as a source of caviar and isinglass

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Etymology

Origin of sturgeon

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French esturgeon, from Germanic; compare Old English styria, Old High German sturio ( German Stör ), Old Norse styrja

Example Sentences

The most challenging period of her career came during the Covid pandemic, according to Sturgeon but she insisted: "I did my best every day".

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Both former first ministers Nicola Sturgeon and Humza Yousaf made their final speeches at Holyrood this week as parliament put the finishing touches to a raft of legislation before dissolution.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

The trial heard he had also been arrested but not prosecuted after sending a letter to then Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in October 2020.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

The information commissioner is dealing with six different freedom of information appeals relating to the Sturgeon and Salmond inquiries.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

“I’m Emcee Worm, and this is the Sturgeon Surgeon, aka Emcee Dirty Dylan, aka Emcee Dirty Bizniss, Cairnholm’s number one beat-boxer. Wanna show this Yank how we do, Dirty D?”

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs