sturgeon
UK/ˈstɜːd͡ʒən//ˈstɝd͡ʒən/
sturgeon noun: any of the 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.
Noun (1)
sturgeon (plural sturgeon or sturgeons)
- Any of the 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.
- The old prince sat in silence, his bright little eyes watching Karenin from one side, and Stepan Arkadyevitch saw that he had already formed a phrase to sum up that politician of whom guests were invited to partake as though he were a sturgeon.1901 [1878], chapter 9, in Constance Garnett, transl., Anna Karenina, translation of Анна Каренина (Anna Karenina) by Leo Tolstoy, part 4
- The sturgeon is considered to be rich in aphrodisiac elements.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 229
- Synonyms:
- acipenserid
Noun (2) capitalized: Sturgeon
Sturgeon (plural Sturgeons)
Proper noun capitalized: Sturgeon
Sturgeon (countable and uncountable, plural Sturgeons)
sturgeon meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
sturgeon in Hindi
- स्टर्जन, स्टर्जियन
sturgeon in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்
sturgeon in Marathi
- स्टर्जन, स्टर्जियन
sturgeon in Urdu
- سٹرجن, اسٹرجن
More languagesFewer languages
- sturgeon in Bengali
- স্টার্জন
- sturgeon in Telugu
- స్టర్జన్, స్టర్జియన్
- sturgeon in Malayalam
- സ്റ്റർജൻ, സ്റ്റുർജൻ
- sturgeon in Kannada
- ಸ್ಟರ್ಜನ್, ಸ್ಟರ್ಜಿಯನ್
- sturgeon in Punjabi
- ਸਟਰਜਨ, ਸਟੂਰਜਨ, ਸਟੁਰਜਨ
- sturgeon in Gujarati
- સ્ટર્જન, સ્ટુર્જન, સ્ટર્જિયન
- sturgeon in Odia
- ଷ୍ଟର୍ଜନ୍, ଷ୍ଟର୍ଜିଯ଼ନ୍, ଷ୍ଟର୍ଜନ
- sturgeon in Nepali
- स्टर्जन, स्टर्जियन
- sturgeon in Arabic
- حَفْش ḥafš
- sturgeon in Indonesian
- setur, sturjen
- sturgeon in Persian
- ماهی خاویاری māhi-khāviāri
- sturgeon in Vietnamese
- cá tầm
- sturgeon in Myanmar
- စတားဂျင် ca.ta:gyang
Examples of sturgeon in a sentence
- Long and snout-nosed with rows of platelike bony protrusions, sturgeon have a dinosaur-era look.2002, Elizabeth Grossman, Watershed: The Undamming of America, page 41:
- 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.2006, Samuel M. McGinnis, Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of California, Revised edition, page 139:
- 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.2010, Molly Aloian, The Yangtze: China's Majestic River, page 22:
Synonyms of sturgeon
- acipenserid
- Sturgeon sub
- Sturgeon boat
- 637
- Sturgeon class
Forms of sturgeon
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | sturgeon |
| plural | sturgeons |
| plural | Sturgeons |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Sturgeons |
Origin of sturgeon
From Middle English sturgiun, sturjoun, from Old French estorjoun (“sturgeon”), from Frankish *sturjō, from Proto-Germanic *sturjô (“sturgeon”).
* (surname): * (submarine): Named after the fish, the sturgeon. The first boat of the class was the USS Sturgeon (SSN-637), the Sturgeon-class was named after the lead boat. The boats of the class are referred to by the class name.
Words formed from sturgeon
- Adriatic sturgeon
- Alabama sturgeon
- Amu Darya sturgeon
- Amur sturgeon
- Atlantic sturgeon
- Baltic sturgeon
- bastard sturgeon
- Chinese sturgeon
- common sturgeon
- Dabry's sturgeon
- Danube sturgeon
- diamond sturgeon
- dwarf sturgeon
- European sea sturgeon
- European sturgeon
- fringebarbel sturgeon
- green sturgeon
- lake sturgeon
- pallid sturgeon
- Persian sturgeon
- river sturgeon
- rock sturgeon
- Russian sturgeon
- Sakhalin sturgeon
- ship sturgeon
- shortnose sturgeon
- shovelnose sturgeon
- shovel-nosed sturgeon
- Siberian sturgeon
- spiny sturgeon
- stellate sturgeon
- starry sturgeon
- sterlet
- sturddlefish
- Sturgeon Bay
- sturgeonlike
- sturgeon moon
- Sturgeon River
- Syr Darya sturgeon
- thorn sturgeon
- white sturgeon
- Yangtze sturgeon
- Sturgeonite
Phrases with sturgeon
Words that rhyme with sturgeon
Questions about sturgeon
- What does sturgeon mean?
- Sturgeon means any of the 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.
- What is sturgeon in Hindi?
- Sturgeon in Hindi is स्टर्जन, स्टर्जियन. See Sturgeon meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use sturgeon in a sentence?
- Long and snout-nosed with rows of platelike bony protrusions, sturgeon have a dinosaur-era look.
- What part of speech is sturgeon?
- Sturgeon can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce sturgeon?
- Sturgeon is pronounced /ˈstɝd͡ʒən/ (US).
- What is the plural of sturgeon?
- The plural of sturgeon is sturgeon.
Words near sturgeon in the dictionary
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