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
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But in Wisconsin, no part of a wild sturgeon can be bought, sold or bartered for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Now, he dons a sturgeon costume and gets speared by children during the Sturgeon Spectacular in nearby Fond du Lac.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Island Creek Oysters offers quite the selection, including kaluga, white sturgeon, Siberian, and osetra varieties.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2025
Named after the giant fish once abundant in North American lakes, the sturgeon moon is August’s full moon and has long been associated with seasonal harvests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025
Runs of spawning Atlantic salmon, short- nose sturgeon, striped bass, and American shad annually filled the harbor.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
After her arrest in 2023, Sturgeon exercised her right to give a "no comment" police interview, later sending a written statement to officers.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The Sturgeon Moon, named after the freshwater fish caught by Native Americans in the Great Lakes, will rise on 28 August.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Sturgeon posted pictures on social media, or during broadcasts from her house, which showed the library ladder and bookshelves in shot.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
In an interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg last month Murrell's estranged wife and former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she had no "conscious memory" of ever seeing the luxury vehicle.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
How many high school libraries are even allowed to stock Theodore Sturgeon, or all of Robert Heinlein?
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
As Professor Wang points out, however, this massive, river-blocking structure also prevents the Yangtze's giant sturgeons from reaching their spawning grounds.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025
They found that 21% of the samples came from wild-caught sturgeons, which were sold in all of the countries studied.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2023
Now, one group of researchers proposes that being active at night—as sturgeons are—confers a survival advantage.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 20, 2023
After analyzing each sample's DNA and isotope patterns, the team found that 21% of the samples came from wild-caught sturgeons and that these wild-caught fish were sold in all of the countries studied.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2023
“Anyway,” Frank continued, “the sturgeons pulled us for a long time. Hazel and I took turns sleeping. Then we hit this river—” “The Willamette,” Hazel offered.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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