sturgeon

[ stur-juhn ]

/ ˈstɜr dʒən /

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noun, plural (especially collectively) stur·geon, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) stur·geons.

any of various large fishes of the family Acipenseridae, inhabiting fresh and salt North Temperate waters, valued for their flesh and as a source of caviar and isinglass: A. brevirostrum, of the Atlantic coast, is endangered.

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Origin of sturgeon

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

Words nearby sturgeon

stupid, stupidity, stupor, Sturbridge, sturdy, sturgeon, Sturges, Sturge-Weber syndrome, Sturgis, Sturluson, Sturmabteilung

Other definitions for sturgeon (2 of 2)

Sturgeon

[ stur-juhn ]

/ ˈstɜr dʒən /

noun

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

How to use sturgeon in a sentence

Throughout the campaign, Sturgeon insisted the pandemic would remain her priority until it was over, and the SNP’s victory hasn’t changed that.
Why Scotland's Move Towards Independence May Prove More Difficult Than Brexit|Ian Bremmer|May 13, 2021|Time
Just as the Anishinaabe and Indigenous peoples have persevered colonial policies and intense environmental change, so have sturgeon.
Biologists reeled in a 240-pound fish from the Detroit River that probably hatched a century ago|Paulina Firozi|May 5, 2021|Washington Post
Salmon, tuna, sturgeon, mussels, oysters, and sable are marinated and smoked using hickory and alder wood.
Become a Fried Seafood Believer at South Beach Market|Jane & Michael Stern|April 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There the royal sturgeon blew a loud whistle, and presently a large tortoise came up.
Edmund Dulacs Fairy-Book|Edmund Dulac

Gudgeon eats stickleback, jack-pike eats gudgeon and grows fat, till at last the sturgeon in his armour eats him.
Joan of the Sword Hand|S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett
At the distance of four miles, we reached a sturgeon-fishery, formed by extending a weir across the river.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
The Indians had constructed a fish-weir between the lake and Montreal falls, where the lake sturgeon are caught.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820|Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
The manufactures are large and increasing, and the fisheries (sturgeon, &c.) very important.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sturgeon

sturgeon

/ (ˈstɜːdʒən) /

noun

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

Word Origin for sturgeon

C13: from Old French estourgeon, of Germanic origin; related to Old English styria, Old High German sturio

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