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• sturgeon
  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

sturgeons plural

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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• sturgeon
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• sturgeons
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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

Various types of native fish have suffered declines, including steelhead trout, white sturgeon and longfin smelt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Mark Livingstone and Steve Jordan, 71-year-old retirees who met in fourth grade in nearby Winneconne, have been sturgeon spearing together for decades.

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