Sturgeon

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  • noun. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A chondroganoid fish of the order Chondrostei and family Acipenseridæ (see the technical names).
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Any one of numerous species of large cartilaginous ganoid fishes belonging to Acipenser and allied genera of the family Acipenseridæ. 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. Caviar is prepared from the roe, and isinglass from the air bladder.
  • noun. See Shovelnose (d).
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  • noun. Any marine or freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae that are famed for their roe.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone
    • Word Usage
    "Yes | No | Report from STANDnTREE wrote 21 weeks 4 days ago that sturgeon is at least 500 lbs"
    cross-reference
    acipenserine  caviar  great sturgeon  isinglass  oregon sturgeon  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ganoid  ganoid fish  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    acipenser huso  acipenser transmontanus  beluga  hausen  pacific sturgeon  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Virgin  burgeon  surgeon  virgin  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    beluga  bream  catfish  cod  codfish  
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