sturgeon
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7.1
- noun
- /ˈstɜrʤən/
:
esturión
- Overfishing is a major factor in the nearly complete demise of the once-widespread European sea sturgeon (Williot et al.).
- Atlantic sturgeon
- shortnose sturgeon
- sturgeon caviar
I went fishing, caught a sturgeon or a little baby sturgeon or something.
- I went fishing, caught a sturgeon or a little baby sturgeon or something.
Examples
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The dish was a thin slice of sturgeon garnished with morels.
Academic text (1990) -
In it are the biggest freshwater fish in the world, sturgeon, which can be as long and heavy as Cadillacs.
Academic text (2001) -
I went fishing, caught a sturgeon or a little baby sturgeon or something.
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The fishermen caught some sturgeon themselves and bought some from others.
Academic text (1990) -
The sturgeon is excellent, unless of course you prefer the venison.
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The sumptuous spread included sturgeon and caviar, beef, lamb, and a variety of noodles and potato dishes.
Fiction book (2001) -
Groups concerned with the fate of dolphins, tuna, cod, salmon, sturgeon, and other food fishes have long advocated such a strategy.
Academic text (2005) -
Despite regulatory protection, accidental bycatch threatens sturgeons on both the American and European coasts.
Academic text (2009) -
But on my most recent visit, the oysters with nitro pearls of sturgeon and oyster dust were made exceptional by the addition of ground cardamom seeds.
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The daily bag limit for sturgeon is one fish between 42 and 60 inches.
Compounds
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7.7
A very large freshwater fish from western North America valued for its eggs called caviar and for eating
A large fish from rivers and the northwest coast of North America used for food
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sturgeon comes from Old French esturgeon and Latin sturio. A helpful way to remember it is to picture the fish's hard, armor-like plates and long, ancient body, since this large fish is prized for its eggs, called 'caviar'.