: any of a family (Acipenseridae) of usually large elongate anadromous or freshwater bony fishes which are widely distributed in the north temperate zone and whose roe is made into caviar
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Duran pled guilty to felony take/possession of a giant white sturgeon, misdemeanor take/possession of four oversized sturgeon, and fishing without a license.
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Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 Feb. 2024
Or the sturgeon, which has an origin of similar age and lacks scales but has a body covered in bony plates.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 18 July 2023
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Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 Feb. 2024
Or the sturgeon, which has an origin of similar age and lacks scales but has a body covered in bony plates.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 18 July 2023
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sturgeon
noun
stur·geon
ˈstər-jən 
: any of various usually large long-bodied fishes having a thick skin covered with rows of bony plates that are valued especially for their eggs which are made into caviar
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