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1. (n.) sturgeon
any of the large fresh- and saltwater ganoid fishes of the family Acipenseridae, valued for their flesh and as a source of caviar and isinglass.
Etymology: (1250–1300; < OF esturgeon < Gmc)
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1. (noun) sturgeon
large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone
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1. (noun) Sturgeon
any one of numerous species of large cartilaginous ganoid fishes belonging to Acipenser and allied genera of the family Acipenseridae. They run up rivers to spawn, and are common on the coasts and in the large rivers and lakes of North America, Europe, and Asia. Caviare is prepared from the roe, and isinglass from the air bladder
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Sense: a type of large fish from which caviare is obtained.
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 Afrikaans: steurvis |
 Arabic: سَمَك الحَفَش يُؤْخَذ منه |
 Bulgarian: есетра |
 Brazilian: esturjão |
 Czech: jeseter |
 German: der Stör, der Lachs |
 Danish: stør |
 Greek: μουρούνα |
 Spanish: esturión |
 Estonian: tuurakala |
 Farsi: نوعي ماهي |
 Finnish: sampi |
 French: esturgeon |
 Hebrew: סטֶרג'וֹן |
 Hindi: एक स्वादिष्ट मछली |
 Croatian: štirjun, jesetra |
 Hungarian: tok |
 Indonesian: ikan penghasil kaviar |
 Icelandic: styrja |
 Italian: storione |
 Japanese: ちょうざめ |
 Korean: 철갑상어 |
 Lithuanian: eršketas |
 Latvian: store |
 Malay: ikan sturgeon |
 Dutch: steur |
 Norwegian: stør |
 Polish: jesiotr |
 Persian: نوعي ماهي |
 Pashto: یو ډول ماهی |
 Portuguese: esturjão |
 Romanian: sturion |
 Russian: осётр |
 Slovak: jeseter |
 Slovenian: jeseter |
 Serbian: jesetra |
 Swedish: stör |
 Thai: ปลาขนาดใหญ่ในซีกโลกเหนือ |
 Turkish: mersin balığı |
 Taiwanese: 鱘(魚) |
 Ukrainian: осетер |
 Urdu: سگ ماہی |
 Vietnamese: cá tầm |
 Chinese: 鲟（鱼） |
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