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sturgeon.

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.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈstɝd͡ʒən/General-American/ˈstɜːd͡ʒən/Received-Pronunciation
  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.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English sturgiun, sturjoun, from Old French estorjoun (“sturgeon”), from Frankish *sturjō, from Proto-Germanic *sturjô (“sturgeon”).

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