sturgeon
A sturgeon
Meaning
Noun
- 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.
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Origin
- From Middle English sturgiun, sturjoun, from Old French estorjoun ("sturgeon"), from Frankish *sturjō, from Proto-Germanic *sturjô.
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