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(stûr′jən) noun
A large ganoid fish of northern regions (family A cipenseridae), with coarse, edible flesh, especially Acipenser sturio, the common sturgeon of both coasts of the Atlantic, which ascends rivers. Sturgeons are the principal source of isinglass and caviar. [<AF sturgeon, OF sturgiun <Med. L sturio, -onis <OHG sturjo]
(Length up to 10 feet)
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