|
Sturgeon - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
|
Sturgeon : (noun)
1: large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe;
widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone
Based on WordNet 2.0
|
|
Sturgeon : \Stur"geon\, n. [F. esturgeon, LL. sturio, sturgio,
OHG. sturjo, G. st["o]r; akin to AS. styria, styriga.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of large cartilaginous ganoid
fishes belonging to Acipenser and allied genera of the
family Acipenserid[ae]. They run up rivers to spawn, and
are common on the coasts and in the large rivers and lakes of
North America, Europe, and Asia. Caviare is prepared from the
roe, and isinglass from the air bladder.
Note: The common North American species are Acipenser
sturio of the Atlantic coast region, A.
transmontanus of the Pacific coast, and A.
rubicundus of the Mississippi River and its
tributaries. In Europe, the common species is
Acipenser sturio, and other well-known species are
the sterlet and the huso. The sturgeons are included in
the order Chondrostei. Their body is partially covered
by five rows of large, carinated, bony plates, of which
one row runs along the back. The tail is heterocercal.
The toothless and protrusile mouth is beneath the head,
and has four barbels in front.
Shovel-nosed sturgeon. (Zo["o]l.) See Shovelnose
(d) .
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
|
|
Sturgeon, MO (city, FIPS 71224)
Location: 39.23384 N, 92.28130 W
Population (1990): 838 (369 housing units)
Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 65284
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
|
|
|
|
Example Usage of Sturgeon |
 |
MrPitchfork: @gunnerkrigg Answer: one doesn't. Sturgeon's Law applies to art, ESPECIALLY webcomics. |
 |
crea1a: hmm, not really a headache more like something pushing the back of my great head... scary? remember Sturgeon's law when it comes to expe |
 |
dredgingnews: China postpones dam dredging to enable Sturgeon to spawn http://bit.ly/5vRJ23 |
|
