- sturgeon stur·geon n
- ['stɜːdʒ(ə)n]
storione m
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sturgeon stur·geon n
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stur·geon — /ˈstɚʤən/ noun, pl geons [count, noncount] : a type of large fish that is eaten as food ◇ The eggs of the sturgeon are eaten as caviar … Useful english dictionary
Sturgeon — Stur geon, n. [F. esturgeon, LL. sturio, sturgio, OHG. sturjo, G. st[ o]r; akin to AS. styria, styriga.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large cartilaginous ganoid fishes belonging to {Acipenser} and allied genera of the family… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sturgeon — stur•geon [[t]ˈstɜr dʒən[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively) geon, (esp. for kinds or species) geons. ich any of the large fresh and saltwater ganoid fishes of the family Acipenseridae, valued for their flesh and as a source of caviar and isinglass • … From formal English to slang
sturgeon — stur|geon [ˈstə:dʒən US ˈstə:r ] n [U and C] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: estourjon] a large fish, from which ↑caviar is obtained, or the meat of this fish … Dictionary of contemporary English
sturgeon — stur|geon [ stɜrdʒən ] noun count a large fish that lives in northern oceans, rivers, and lakes, and whose eggs are eaten as caviar a. uncount this fish eaten as food … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sturgeon — stur·geon … English syllables
Shovel-nosed sturgeon — Sturgeon Stur geon, n. [F. esturgeon, LL. sturio, sturgio, OHG. sturjo, G. st[ o]r; akin to AS. styria, styriga.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large cartilaginous ganoid fishes belonging to {Acipenser} and allied genera of the family … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lake sturgeon — lake′ stur geon n. ich a sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens, of the Great Lakes and the Mississippi and St. Lawrence rivers … From formal English to slang
Acipenser rubicundus — Sturgeon Stur geon, n. [F. esturgeon, LL. sturio, sturgio, OHG. sturjo, G. st[ o]r; akin to AS. styria, styriga.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large cartilaginous ganoid fishes belonging to {Acipenser} and allied genera of the family … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acipenser sturio — Sturgeon Stur geon, n. [F. esturgeon, LL. sturio, sturgio, OHG. sturjo, G. st[ o]r; akin to AS. styria, styriga.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large cartilaginous ganoid fishes belonging to {Acipenser} and allied genera of the family … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acipenser sturio — Sturgeon Stur geon, n. [F. esturgeon, LL. sturio, sturgio, OHG. sturjo, G. st[ o]r; akin to AS. styria, styriga.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large cartilaginous ganoid fishes belonging to {Acipenser} and allied genera of the family … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
