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sturgeon¹

  • /ˈstɝd͡ʒən/ US
  • /ˈstɜːd͡ʒən/ UK

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)dʒən

Where it comes from

From Middle English sturgiun, sturjoun, from Old French estorjoun (“sturgeon”), from Frankish *sturjō, from Proto-Germanic *sturjô (“sturgeon”).

noun sturgeon · sturgeons

  1. Any of the 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. The old prince sat in silence, his bright little eyes watching Karenin from one side, and Stepan Arkadyevitch saw that he had already formed a phrase to sum up that politician of whom guests were invited to partake as though he were a sturgeon.

    Similar: acipenserid

Sturgeon²

Where it comes from

* (surname):

* (submarine): Named after the fish, the sturgeon. The first boat of the class was the USS Sturgeon (SSN-637), the Sturgeon-class was named after the lead boat. The boats of the class are referred to by the class name.

noun Sturgeons

  1. US Synonym of 637: A submarine of the Sturgeon-class

    Similar: Sturgeon sub, Sturgeon boat, 637

proper noun Sturgeons

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. US, countable, uncountable Synonym of 637: A class of submarine

    Similar: Sturgeon class, 637

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: shovelnose, fish, beluga, lake, weir, atlantic, acipenser, acipenserid, russian sturgeon, accipenser, osseter, starry sturgeon, sevruga, lake sturgeon, sterlet, dabry's sturgeon

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noun fish of family Acipenseridae

Españolesturión
한국어철갑상어 cheolgapsang'eo
日本語チョウザメ chōzame
中文鱘魚 /鲟鱼 xúnyú
Portuguêsesturjão
Françaisesturgeon
DeutschStör
Italianostorione
Ελληνικάοξύρρυγχος oxýrrynchos, στουριόνι stourióni
Românăsturion, nisetru
Русскийосётр osjótr
Tiếng Việtcá tầm
العربيةحَفْش ḥafš

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@misc{sturgeon_2026,
  title = {sturgeon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sturgeon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}