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sturgeon
(stɜːʳdʒən)
Word forms: plural sturgeon
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A sturgeon is a large fish which lives in northern parts of the world. Sturgeon are usually caught for their eggs, which are known as caviar.
sturgeon in British English
(ˈstɜːdʒən)
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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
C13: from Old French estourgeon, of Germanic origin; related to Old English styria, Old High German sturioSturgeon in British English
(ˈstɜːdʒən)
noun
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sturgeon in American English
(ˈstɜrdʒən)
nounWord forms: plural ˈsturgeons or ˈsturgeon
any of a family (Acipenseridae, order Acipenseriformes) of large, edible, primitive bony fishes having rows of spiny plates along the body and a projecting snout: valuable as a source of caviar and isinglass
Word origin
ME sturgiun < OFr esturjon < Frank *sturjo, akin to OE styria, Ger störImage ofsturgeon
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