Get Affordable VMs - excellent virtual server hosting


browse words by letter
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

sturgeonmore about sturgeon

sturgeon


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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  . 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sturgeon 
  n  :  large  primitive  fishes  valued  for  their  flesh  and  roe; 
  widely  distributed  in  north  temperate  zone 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  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 




more about sturgeon