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ster⋅let

  [stur-lit]
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–noun
a small sturgeon, Acipenser ruthenus, of the Black and Caspian seas, valued as a source of caviar.
Origin:
1585–95; < Russ stérlyad', ORuss sterlyagi (pl.) < G Störling a small sturgeon, equiv. to Stör sturgeon (MHG stör(e), stür(e), OHG stur(i)o; cf. sturgeon ) + -ling -ling 1
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Caviar & Fish Roe
America, Iran, Italy, France, for gifts and elegant dinners
www.OliveNation.com
ster·let   (stûr'lĭt)   
n.  A sturgeon (Acipenser ruthenus) of the Black and Caspian seas, used as a source of caviar.

[Russian sterlyad', from Old Russian sterlyagi, of Germanic origin.]
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