Sturgeon
['stɜːdʒ(ə)n] or ['stɝdʒən]
Definition
(noun.) large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone.
Checker: Vernon--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) 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.
Checker: Wilmer
Definition
n. a genus of large Ganoid fishes yielding palatable flesh caviare from their roe isinglass from their air-bladders.
Editor: Lorna
Examples
- Already, however, it had been urged that Sturgeon's magnet could be used for telegraphic purposes, and a futile trial was made. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Sturgeon invents prototype of Electro Magnet. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The electro-magnet by Arago and Sturgeon--1820-1825--the parent of the magnet system. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- But Sturgeon's magnet was weak, and could not transmit power for more than fifty feet. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
Checker: Otis