English-Thai Dictionary
sturgeon
N ปลา ขนาดใหญ่ จำพวก Acipenseridae pla-ka-nad-yai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
STURGEON
n.[Low L., G.] A large fish of the genus Acipenser, caught in large rivers. Its flesh is valued for food.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
STURGEON
Stur "geon, n. Etym: [F. esturgeon, LL. sturio, sturgio, OHG. sturjo,G. stör; akin to AS. styria, styriga.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of large cartilaginous ganoid fishes belonging to Acipenser and allied genera of the family Acipenseridæ. 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.
Note: The common North American species are Acipenser sturio of the Atlantic coast region, A. transmontanus of the Pacific coast, and A. rubicundus of the Mississippi River and its tributaries. In Europe, the common species is Acipenser sturio, and other well-known species are the sterlet and the huso. The sturgeons are included in the order Chondrostei. Their body is partially covered by five rows of large, carinated, bony plates, of which one row runs along the back. The tail is heterocercal. The toothless and protrusile mouth is beneath the head, and has four barbels in front. Shovel-nosed sturgeon. (Zoöl.) See Shovelnose (d ).
New American Oxford Dictionary
sturgeon
stur geon |ˈstərjən ˈstərʤən | ▶noun a very large primitive fish with bony plates on the body. It occurs in temperate seas and rivers of the northern hemisphere, esp. central Eurasia, and is of commercial importance for its caviar and flesh. [Family Acipenseridae: several genera and species. ] ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch steur and German Stör.
Oxford Dictionary
sturgeon
sturgeon |ˈstəːdʒ (ə )n | ▶noun a very large primitive fish with bony plates on the body. It occurs in temperate seas and rivers of the northern hemisphere, especially central Eurasia, and is of commercial importance for its caviar and flesh. ●Family Acipenseridae: several genera and species. ORIGIN Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch steur and German Stör.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
sturgeon
stur geon /stə́ː r dʒ (ə )n /名詞 複 ～, ～s C 〘魚 〙チョウザメ 〘そのはらこの塩漬けがcaviar 〙.
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