sturgeon
(noun) large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Sturgeon (plural Sturgeons)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sturgeon is the 3950th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9007 individuals. Sturgeon is most common among White (90.4%) individuals.
• gournets
sturgeon (plural sturgeon or sturgeons)
Any marine or freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae that are prized for their roe and are endemic to temperate seas and rivers of the northern hemisphere, especially central Eurasia.
• (fish of family Acipenseridae): acipenserid
• gournets
Source: Wiktionary
Stur"geon, n. Etym: [F. esturgeon, LL. sturio, sturgio, OHG. sturjo, G. stör; akin to AS. styria, styriga.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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.
Note: The common North American species are Acipenser sturio of the Atlantic coast region, A. transmontanus of the Pacific coast, and A. rubicundus of the Mississippi River and its tributaries. In Europe, the common species is Acipenser sturio, and other well-known species are the sterlet and the huso. The sturgeons are included in the order Chondrostei. Their body is partially covered by five rows of large, carinated, bony plates, of which one row runs along the back. The tail is heterocercal. The toothless and protrusile mouth is beneath the head, and has four barbels in front. Shovel-nosed sturgeon. (Zoöl.) See Shovelnose (d).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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