Sturgeon

Definitions

1. Synonym of 637: A submarine of the Sturgeon-class
   US
2. A surname.
   countable, uncountable
3. Any marine or freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae that are prized for their roe and are endemic to temperate seas and rivers of the northern hemisphere, especially central Eurasia.
4. Synonym of 637: A class of submarine
   US, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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العربيةحفشستيرجون - نوع من الأسماك

Azərbaycan dilinərə

Bosanskijesetraјесетра

Catalàesturió

Češtinajeseter

Cymraegstwrsiwn

Danskstør

ΕλληνικάΟξύρρυγχος

Esperantoacipensero

Suomisampi

Gàidhligbradan-cearrbradan-sligeachcana

Galegoesturiónsollo

Hrvatskijesetraјесетра

Հայերենթառափ

Italianostorione

日本語チョウザメ鰉鱣

ქართულითართი

Қазақ тілібекіре

한국어鱏鱣철갑상어

Kurdîcana

Latinaacipenserhusorhombussturiō+ 1 more

Latviešustore

Nederlandssteur

Polskijesiotr

Portuguêsesturjão

Românănisetrusturion

Русскийосётр

Slovenčinajeseter

Shqipbli

Српскиjesetraјесетра

Svenskastör

Türkçekolan balığımersin balığı

Українськаосетеросетрина

Tiếng Việtcá tầm

Examples

“The sturgeon is considered to be rich in aphrodisiac elements.”

“An investigation has been carried out into the changes in blood chemistry which occur⟳ during the migration of young sturgeon and spawned adults from freshwater into saltwater and of the migration of prespawning adults in the reverse direction by Magnin (1962).”

“1997, M. L. Khrykhtin, V. G. Svirsky, Sturgeon catch⟳ and the current status of sturgeon stocks in the Amur River, Andreas Bauer, Astrid Kaiser-Pohlmann, Sturgeon Stocks and Caviar Trade⟳ Workshop: Proceedings, page 29, Strict regulation of the catch⟳ was introduced in the Soviet Union in 1976 in order⟳ to prevent⟳ overfishing of the sexually mature sturgeons in the river.”

“Long and snout-nosed with rows of platelike bony protrusions, sturgeon have⟳ a dinosaur-era look⟳.”

“Information on the spawning period, spawning behavior, and other details of the reproductive biology of green sturgeon in the Columbia River is lacking (Oregon Department of Fish⟳ and Wildlife and Washington Department of Fish⟳ and Wildlife 1995).”

“Only about one out of every 80 sturgeons caught in the Sacramento River is a Green Sturgeon, and that lopsided ratio is reversed for sturgeons taken in the Klamath River.”

“In 2009, 120,000 Chinese sturgeons were released into the Yangtze River in an effort to boost⟳ the population of the endangered species in the wild.”

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