sturioniann.
/ˌstjʊərɪˈəʊnɪən/ A fish belonging to the Sturiones, a former order of fishes including the sturgeons (Acipenseridæ) and related families.
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1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xxi. 391 The Sturionians agree with the Ossean Fishes in their gills, but their skeleton is cartilaginous.
1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 1182/1 Sturionians, Sturionii, the name of the family of Cartilaginous fishes of which the sturgeon is the type.
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