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sturgeons

sturgeons is the plural of sturgeon.

Meaning of sturgeon

Noun

sturgeon (plural sturgeon or sturgeons)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    acipenserid

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Proper noun capitalized: Sturgeons

Sturgeons

  1. (plural) plural of Sturgeon

Phrases with sturgeons

Questions about sturgeons

What is sturgeons the plural of?
Sturgeons is the plural of sturgeon.
What part of speech is sturgeons?
Sturgeons is a proper noun.

Words near sturgeons in the dictionary

  1. sturgeon moons
  2. Sturgeon River
  3. Sturgeon's law
  4. Sturgeonite
  5. sturgeonlike
  6. sturgeons
  7. Sturges
  8. Sturgess
  9. Sturgesses
  10. Sturgill
  11. Sturgills

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