sturgeon

Speech parts

1. sturgeon - Noun

2. Sturgeon - Proper noun

Meaning

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. Caviare is prepared from the roe, and isinglass from the air bladder.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

haddock barracuda gar dogfish cod amia fish bass herring carp hake char hammerhead beluga guppy
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Antonyms

interest promote encourage pleasure praise happiness
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Hypernyms

fish ganoid ganoid fish

Hyponyms

beluga hausen Acipenser transmontanus Pacific sturgeon Sacramento sturgeon Acipenser huso

Phrases with the word

Sturgeon's law Danube sturgeon Sturgeon River diamond sturgeon stellate sturgeon beluga sturgeon

Anagrams

Guterson

Examples

I can't accept "our nervous age,” since mankind has been nervous during every age. Whoever fears nervousness should turn into a sturgeon or smelt; if a sturgeon makes a stupid mistake, it can only be one: to end up on a hook, and then in a pan in a pastry shell. Anton Chekhov

Second freshness - that's what is nonsense! There is only one freshness - the first - and it is also the last. And if sturgeon is of the second freshness, that means it is simply rotten. Mikhail Bulgakov

Better be the head of a pike than the tail of a sturgeon. Romanian Proverb

A few of his early stories were signed "Theodore H. Sturgeon." Source: Internet

Alex Salmond resigned as First Minister of Scotland and leader of the SNP following the country's rejection of independence in September 2014, and was succeeded in both roles by the deputy First Minister and deputy leader of the SNP, Nicola Sturgeon. Source: Internet

A further 40 people have died with confirmed Covid-19 in Scotland, confirmed First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Sturge Sturge-Weber syndrome Sturgell Sturgeon Bay sturgeon belly Sturgeon County