sturgeon

Meaning

Any marine or freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae that are prized for their roe and are endemic to temperate seas and rivers of the northern hemisphere, especially central Eurasia.

Synonyms

barbel

beluga

whale

🐳

COD

hausen

fish

🐟

Translations

esturgeon

Stör

esturión

steur

storione

esturjão

acipenser

ocupenser

mersin balığı

οξύρρυγχος

Acipenser

στουριόνι

esturió

μουρούνα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstɝd͡ʒən/

Etymology

From Middle English sturgiun, sturjoun, from Old French estorjoun (“sturgeon”), from Frankish *sturjō, from Proto-Germanic *sturjô (“sturgeon”).