: 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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White sturgeon diverged from other sturgeon and paddlefish about 46 million years ago.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
Touch Tank: Visitors can touch sturgeon, stingrays and bamboo sharks.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 17 June 2024
Huge lake sturgeon in northern Michigan's Cheboygan County.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2024
Lake Winnebago's 'ice whisperer' previews ice conditions leading up to the sturgeon spearing season.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2024
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
Touch Tank: Visitors can touch sturgeon, stingrays and bamboo sharks.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 17 June 2024
Huge lake sturgeon in northern Michigan's Cheboygan County.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2024
Lake Winnebago's 'ice whisperer' previews ice conditions leading up to the sturgeon spearing season.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2024
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“Sturgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sturgeon. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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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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