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Definition of Sturgeon
1. Noun. Large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone.
Group relationships: Acipenseridae, Family Acipenseridae
Specialized synonyms: Acipenser Transmontanus, Pacific Sturgeon, Sacramento Sturgeon, White Sturgeon, Acipenser Huso, Beluga, Hausen, White Sturgeon
Definition of Sturgeon
1. n. Any one of numerous species of large cartilaginous ganoid fishes belonging to Acipenser and allied genera of the family Acipenseridæ. They run up rivers to spawn, and are common on the coasts and in the large rivers and lakes of North America, Europe, and Asia. Caviare is prepared from the roe, and isinglass from the air bladder.
Definition of Sturgeon
1. Noun. Any marine or freshwater fish of the family ''Acipenseridae'' that are famed for their roe. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sturgeon
1. an edible fish [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sturgeon
Literary usage of Sturgeon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1898)
"sturgeon was specially mentioned in Wellington's despatch, both for his services
during the siege and for his construction of a bridge over the Águeda, ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"The common sturgeon (A. sturio) is common to the Atlantic coasts of the United
States ... On our coasts the common sturgeon is found from New England to the ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"The common sturgeon of the Atlantic, anadromous in Europe Common ... Another, of
tho Atlantic coast of the United States, is the short-nosed sturgeon, ..."
4. A New System of Domestic Cookery: Formed Upon Principles of Economy and by Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell (1824)
"To dress fresh sturgeon. Cut slices an inch thick, rub egg over them, ... To roast
sturgeon. Put a piece on a lark-spit, then tie it on a large spit ; baste ..."
5. Recreation by George O. Shields, American Canoe Association, League of American Sportsmen (1898)
"IS THE sturgeon A MIGRATORY FISH? Glenn's Ferry, Idaho. Editor RECREATION: Two
men were lately arrested here for catching sturgeon in Snake river, ..."
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