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sterlet definition

ster·let (stʉr′lit)

noun

a small sturgeon (Acipenser ruthenus) found in the Caspian Sea and used as food and as a source of caviar

Etymology: Russ styerlyad'

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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