: any of a family (Acipenseridae) of usually large elongate anadromous or freshwater bony fishes which are widely distributed in the north temperate zone and whose roe is made into caviar
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Towards the end of the century, sturgeons were being over-exploited.
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Our sturgeon scientists had never spoken with USGS sturgeon scientists.
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That record sturgeon weighed 468 pounds, and was caught in a California bay in 1983.
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Logan Kistler, JSTOR Daily, 3 Apr. 2025
Towards the end of the century, sturgeons were being over-exploited.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2024
Our sturgeon scientists had never spoken with USGS sturgeon scientists.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 21 Feb. 2025
That record sturgeon weighed 468 pounds, and was caught in a California bay in 1983.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sturgeon
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“Sturgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sturgeon. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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sturgeon
noun
stur·geon
ˈstər-jən 
: any of various usually large long-bodied fishes having a thick skin covered with rows of bony plates that are valued especially for their eggs which are made into caviar
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