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stur·geon (stʉr′jən)
noun pl. sturgeons -·geons or sturgeon -·geon
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
Etymology: ME sturgiun < OFr esturjon < Frank *sturjo, akin to OE styria, Ger stör
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