sturgeon

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Related topics: Fish

stur·geon /ˈstɜːdʒən $ ˈstɜːr-/ noun [countable, uncountable]  HBFa large fish, from which caviar is obtained, or the meat of this fish 鲟（鱼）〔其卵可制鱼子酱〕；鲟鱼肉

Examples from the Corpus

sturgeon• After a long fight, the mystery monster turned out to be a 57-inch sturgeon that weighed 46 pounds.• Caviar is sturgeon roe prepared by a special process.• Sometimes they catch a bit of sturgeon.• As recently as 20 years ago the Soviet Union was netting more than 10,000 tonnes of sturgeon a year.• Fishing is a big political issue because the sturgeon population is diminishing.• Species included in the new list include the Sussex Emerald Moth, the sturgeon, floating water plantain and marsh saxifrage.Origin sturgeon (1200-1300) Old French estourjon

stur·geon nounChineseSyllable  

fish, a Corpus caviar which from is large

sturgeon
stur‧geon /ˈstɜːdʒən $ ˈstɜːr-/ noun [uncountable and countable]a large fish, from which caviar is obtained, or the meat of this fish

stur·geonBrE /ˈstɜːdʒən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈstɜːrdʒən/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] (

plural

stur·geon or

stur·geons) a large sea and freshwater are used for food and the eggs (called fish that lives in northern regions. Sturgeon are used for food and the eggs (called caviar) are also eaten. 鲟