Advertisement

Advertisement

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


Discover More

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

Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of sturgeon1

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

Discover More

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


sturdySturges