Sturgeon

Quick meaning: Sturgeon is a noun meaning Any marine or freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae that are prized for their roe and are endemic to temperate seas and rivers of the northern hemisphere, especially central Eurasia.

Meaning

Any marine or freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae that are prized for their roe and are endemic to temperate seas and rivers of the northern hemisphere, especially central Eurasia.

Example Sentences

The sturgeon is considered to be rich in aphrodisiac elements.

Long and snout-nosed with rows of platelike bony protrusions, sturgeon have a dinosaur-era look.

In 2009, 120,000 Chinese sturgeons were released into the Yangtze River in an effort to boost the population of the endangered species in the wild.

Only about one out of every 80 sturgeons caught in the Sacramento River is a Green Sturgeon, and that lopsided ratio is reversed for sturgeons taken in the Klamath River.

Word Forms

• sturgeons

Synonyms for sturgeon

Depending on context, synonyms include acipenserid.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include shovelnose, fish, beluga, lake, weir, atlantic.

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