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Sturgeon

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Noun

1. sturgeon

large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sturgeon

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noun
any primitive bony fish of the family Acipenseridae, of temperate waters of the N hemisphere, having an elongated snout and rows of spines along the body: valued as a source of caviar and isinglass
noun
Nicola (Ferguson). born 1970, Scottish Nationalist politician; first minister of the Scottish Parliament from 2014

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Sturgeon

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nounWord forms: plural ˈsturgeons or ˈsturgeon
any of a family (Acipenseridae, order Acipenseriformes) of large, edible, primitive bony fishes having rows of spiny plates along the body and a projecting snout: valuable as a source of caviar and isinglass

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Sturgeon

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n.
Any of various large freshwater and marine fishes of the family Acipenseridae of the Northern Hemisphere, having ganoid scales and edible flesh and valued for their roe, which is used for caviar, and their swim bladders, which are used to make isinglass.

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