Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe;
widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sturgeon \Stur"geon\, n. [F. esturgeon, LL. sturio, sturgio,
OHG. sturjo, G. st["o]r; akin to AS. styria, styriga.]
(Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of large cartilaginous ganoid
fishes belonging to Acipenser and allied genera of the
family Acipenseridae. 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. Caviar is prepared from the
roe, and isinglass from the air bladder.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The common North American species are Acipenser
sturio of the Atlantic coast region, Acipenser
transmontanus of the Pacific coast, and Acipenser
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.
[1913 Webster]
Shovel-nosed sturgeon. (Zool.) See Shovelnose
(d) .
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sturgeon
n 1: large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe;
widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Sturgeon, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000): 944
Housing Units (2000): 407
Land area (2000): 0.631496 sq. miles (1.635567 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.631496 sq. miles (1.635567 sq. km)
FIPS code: 71224
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 39.233166 N, 92.280300 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 65284
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Sturgeon, MO
Sturgeon
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Sturgeon-Noblestown, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 1764
Housing Units (2000): 715
Land area (2000): 2.866061 sq. miles (7.423064 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.866061 sq. miles (7.423064 sq. km)
FIPS code: 74948
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 40.383875 N, 80.209191 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Sturgeon-Noblestown, PA
Sturgeon-Noblestown
Sturgeon, PA
Sturgeon