sturgeon

¹

[ stur-juhn ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) stur·geon, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) stur·geons.

1. any of various large fishes of the family Acipenseridae, inhabiting fresh and salt waters in the North Temperate Zone, valued for their flesh and as a source of caviar and isinglass: Acipenser brevirostrum shortnose sturgeon, of the Atlantic coast, is a vulnerable species.

Sturgeon

²

[ stur-juhn ]

noun

1. Theodore (Hamilton), 1918–85, U.S. science-fiction writer.

sturgeon

/ ˈstɜːdʒən /

noun

1. 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 History and Origins

Origin of sturgeon¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French esturgeon, from Germanic; compare Old English styria, Old High German sturio ( German Stör ), Old Norse styrja

Word History and Origins

Origin of sturgeon¹

C13: from Old French estourgeon, of Germanic origin; related to Old English styria, Old High German sturio

Example Sentences

By comparing living sturgeon to sturgeon fossils from Tanis, they found that in a fin spine, regular layering at a scale of millimeters shows the fish died when it was seven years old.

From Popular-Science

Throughout the campaign, Sturgeon insisted the pandemic would remain her priority until it was over, and the SNP’s victory hasn’t changed that.

From Time

Just as the Anishinaabe and Indigenous peoples have persevered colonial policies and intense environmental change, so have sturgeon.

From Washington Post

Salmon, tuna, sturgeon, mussels, oysters, and sable are marinated and smoked using hickory and alder wood.

From The Daily Beast

There the royal sturgeon blew a loud whistle, and presently a large tortoise came up.

From Project Gutenberg

Gudgeon eats stickleback, jack-pike eats gudgeon and grows fat, till at last the sturgeon in his armour eats him.

From Project Gutenberg

At the distance of four miles, we reached a sturgeon-fishery, formed by extending a weir across the river.

From Project Gutenberg

The Indians had constructed a fish-weir between the lake and Montreal falls, where the lake sturgeon are caught.

From Project Gutenberg

The manufactures are large and increasing, and the fisheries (sturgeon, &c.) very important.

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