STURGEON


Meaning of STURGEON in English

n. any large mailed sharklike fish of the family Acipenseridae etc. swimming up river to spawn, used as food and a source of caviare and isinglass.

[ ME f. AF sturgeon, OF esturgeon ult. f. Gmc ]

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