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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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