sturgeon

noun

stur·​geon ˈstər-jən How to pronounce sturgeon (audio)
: 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

Examples of sturgeon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The February sturgeon season on Michigan’s Black Lake was canceled for the first time due to lack of ice for safe fishing. Steve Karnowski, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2024 The 2024 lake sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake in Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties was scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Saturday and end when the quota of six sturgeon was reached. Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 2 Feb. 2024 Named because the sturgeon fish is often caught at this time of year. September 2024 Sept. 17-18: A partial lunar eclipse will occur and will be visible across most of the U.S. Sept. 17: A full harvest or corn moon rises. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024 There also are several guide services in Hells Canyon that can put you on a sturgeon. Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024 This full moon coincides with when sturgeons were most easily caught in the Great Lakes, hence its name. Adithi Ramakrishnan, Dallas News, 1 Aug. 2023 Also in 2024, the second stage of an EU Action Plan for the oceans will kick in, forcing a change in rules for bottom fishing and fishing gear to specifically protect species such as common skate, guitarfish, great white shark, sturgeons, and turtles. Helen Czerski, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2024 Chinook, coho, steelhead, sturgeon and lamprey swam so thick that the ancestors of the Indigenous people who still live in its watershed could fill their nets again and again — and fill their plates with an average of 450 pounds of fish per person per year. Melina Mara, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023 The moon’s new status has come with a parade of evocative names: super, blue, blood, sturgeon and strawberry. Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sturgeon was in the 13th century

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“Sturgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sturgeon. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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sturgeon

noun
stur·​geon ˈstər-jən How to pronounce sturgeon (audio)
: any of various usually large long-bodied fishes having a thick skin covered with rows of bony plates that are valued especially for their eggs which are made into caviar

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