Definition of Sturgeon

1. Noun. Large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone.


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

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Definition of Sturgeon

1. an edible fish [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sturgeon

stuprated
stuprates
stupration
stuprations
stuprous
stur
sture
sturgeon (current term)
sturgeonlike
sturgeons
sturionian
sturionians
sturm and drang
sturmanite
sturmer
sturmers
sturnine
sturnoid
sturnuses
sturt
sturted
sturting

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