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DictionarysturgeonBony-plated fish
noun

sturgeon

STUR-jun/ˈstɜːrdʒən/

A large fish with bony plates, valued for its eggs used as caviar.

The sturgeon has rows of bony plates along its body.

A large, anatomically recognizable sturgeon in side profile, paired with a small open dish of glossy caviar as a secondary cue to the use of its eggs.
Etymology
sturgeonOld Frenchsturgeon

The older word already named this fish, long valued for food and caviar. Its deeper origin is obscure, so no original descriptive meaning can be securely recovered.

In context

misesmedia45:15
there was so much overfishing that the sturgeon population was almost destroyed they almost ran out of caviar
Ten Things You Should Know About Socialism | Thomas J. DiLorenzo

More examples

  • The aquarium’s sturgeon had rows of bony plates.
  • The fishery monitors the number of spawning sturgeon.
  • Some sturgeons produce eggs used for caviar.

Forms

sturgeon · sturgeons