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Sacramento sturgeon

Sacramento sturgeon

7.4
A large fish in the Sacramento River that people eat and catch for sport
  • noun
  • /sækrəˈmɛntoʊ ˈstɜrdʒən/
  • US
translation icon : esturión de Sacramento
  • The Sacramento sturgeon is highly prized by anglers for its size and strength.

Examples

  • Many restaurants on the West Coast serve dishes made from Sacramento sturgeon.

  • Efforts to conserve the Sacramento sturgeon have increased due to declining populations in the wild.

  • The Sacramento sturgeon is known for its large size.

  • Many anglers enjoy fishing for Sacramento sturgeons in the river.

  • Many restaurants on the West Coast serve dishes made from Sacramento sturgeon.

  • Efforts to conserve the Sacramento sturgeon have increased due to declining populations in the wild.

  • The Sacramento sturgeon is highly prized by anglers for its size and strength.

Synonyms

sturgeon
vsSacramento sturgeon
16 7.1

A large fish with a long body, valued for its meat and caviar

is a specific local name for one species found in one river
white sturgeon
vsSacramento sturgeon
  • US
1 7.7

A very large freshwater fish from western North America valued for its eggs called caviar and for eating

focuses on a local population rather than species identity
Acipenser transmontanus
vsSacramento sturgeon
  • Specialized
9.9

A very large fish from the northwest coast of North America that people catch for food and sport

is the regional common name emphasizing occurrence in one river
Pacific sturgeon
vsSacramento sturgeon
  • US
5.2

A large fish from rivers and the northwest coast of North America used for food

refers instead to the population found especially in one river

Surface Forms

Sacramento sturgeon singular
Sacramento sturgeons plural

Morphology

Sacramento + sturgeon

The phrase is a simple compositional compound: 'Sacramento' (a place/river) + 'sturgeon' (a large fish), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a sturgeon associated with Sacramento. Place-name + noun constructions are cross-linguistically common and literal, making the meaning directly derivable for a B1 learner.

Etymology

Sacramento sturgeon gets its name from the large fish called a sturgeon that lives in the Sacramento River, with the place name Sacramento showing where it is found. So the name refers to 'a large food and game fish' from that river and nearby coastal waters.