sturgeon

stur·geon  (stûrjn)

n.

Any of various large ganoid freshwater and marine fishes of the family Acipenseridae of the Northern Hemisphere, having edible flesh and valued as a source of caviar and isinglass.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French estourgeon, of Germanic origin.]

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sturgeon [ˈstɜːdʒən]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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

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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sturgeon - large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone ganoid, ganoid fish - primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering Acipenseridae, family Acipenseridae - sturgeons Acipenser transmontanus, Pacific sturgeon, Sacramento sturgeon, white sturgeon - food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North America Acipenser huso, beluga, hausen, white sturgeon - valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas

Translations

sturgeon [ˈstɜːdʒən] N → esturión m

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sturgeon [ˈstɜː^rdʒ^ən] n → esturgeon m

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sturgeon

n → Stör m

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sturgeon [ˈstɜːdʒ/ən] n → storione m

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sturgeon [ˈstɜːdʒ/ən] n → storione m

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sturgeon

n sturgeon [ˈstəːdʒən]

a type of large fish from which caviare is obtained. steurvis سَمَك الحَفَش يُؤْخَذ منه الكافيار есетра jeseter stør der Stör, der Lachs μουρούνα esturión tuurakala نوعي ماهي sampi esturgeon סטֶרג'וֹן एक स्वादिष्ट मछली štirjun, jesetra tok ikan penghasil kaviar styrja storione ちょうざめ 철갑상어 eršketas store ikan sturgeon steur stør jesiotr esturjão sturion осётр jeseter jeseter jesetra stör ปลาขนาดใหญ่ในซีกโลกเหนือ ให้ไข่คาเวียร์ mersin balığı 鱘(魚) осетер سگ ماہی cá tầm 鲟（鱼）