: 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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Poachers will transport a dead sturgeon for miles uncooled, hiding caviar in unsanitary conditions.
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Kylie Williams, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
Spotting a sturgeon jump out of the water was thus like glimpsing a living fossil.
—Benjamin Cassidy, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
Parrish takes corporate and individual clients, baptizing them in all things sturgeon.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
The Bee previously reported that the caviar company sells its sturgeon meat to wholesale and area seafood vendors to reduce waste.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 6 June 2025
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Kylie Williams, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025
Spotting a sturgeon jump out of the water was thus like glimpsing a living fossil.
—Benjamin Cassidy, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
Parrish takes corporate and individual clients, baptizing them in all things sturgeon.
—Chris Dorsey, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
The Bee previously reported that the caviar company sells its sturgeon meat to wholesale and area seafood vendors to reduce waste.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 6 June 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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