STURGEON


Meaning of STURGEON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstər-jən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French estourgeoun, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English styria sturgeon

Date: 13th century

: any of a family (Acipenseridae) of usually large elongate anadromous or freshwater bony fishes which are widely distributed in the north temperate zone and whose roe is made into caviar

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.