sturgeon

noun

stur·​geon ˈstər-jən 

: 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

Examples of sturgeon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Why is it called the Sturgeon Moon? Native American tribes around the Great Lakes region and Lake Champlain were said to catch plenty of freshwater sturgeon around August, the Old Farmer's Almanac says. —Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2025

Why is it called the Sturgeon Moon? Native American tribes around the Great Lakes region and Lake Champlain were said to catch plenty of freshwater sturgeon around August, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. —John Tufts, IndyStar, 6 Aug. 2025

Yet this method yields less caviar, and often stresses the sturgeon to death. —Kylie Williams, Miami Herald, 29 June 2025

The Atlantic and shortnose sturgeons are others, the former being a more-than-200-million-year-old species, feared extinct due to overfishing a century ago. —Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French estourgeoun, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English styria sturgeon

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sturgeon

• surgeon
• neurosurgeon

Kids Definition

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