sterlet

[ stur-lit ]

noun

1. a small sturgeon, Acipenser ruthenus, of the Black and Caspian seas, valued as a source of caviar.

sterlet

/ ˈstɜːlɪt /

noun

1. a small sturgeon, Acipenser ruthenus, of seas and rivers in N Asia and E Europe: used as a food fish and a source of caviar

Word History and Origins

Origin of sterlet¹

1585–95; < Russian stérlyad', Old Russian sterlyagi (plural) < German Störling a small sturgeon, equivalent to Stör sturgeon ( Middle High German stör ( e ), stür ( e ), Old High German stur ( i ) o; sturgeon ) + -ling -ling ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of sterlet¹

C16: from Russian sterlyad, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German sturio sturgeon

Example Sentences

In Europe, there are four remaining sturgeon species, including Beluga, Russian, stellate, and sterlet, that are capable of producing caviar.

From Science Daily

He will try again this fall to bring American-made beluga, as well as sevruga, sterlet, Russian osetra and Siberian sturgeon, to market.

From Washington Post

Tens of thousands of sturgeon, from baby fry to mid-size and large bony-plated fish, including osetra and sterlet, swim along with beluga and sevruga in the metal tanks - lined with a special type of vinyl used for the storage of potable water - on Zaslavsky's farm, which is bordered by cotton farms in a bucolic rural area.

From Reuters

Sterlet, stėr′let, n. a small sturgeon.

From Project Gutenberg

The sondag and the sterlet, those choice fish of Southern Russia, garnished with aromatic herbs, betokened the vicinity of the sea.

From Project Gutenberg