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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sturgeon \Stur"geon\, n. [F. esturgeon, LL. sturio, sturgio,
     OHG. sturjo, G. st["o]r; akin to AS. styria, styriga.]
     (Zool.)
     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. Caviar is prepared from the
     roe, and isinglass from the air bladder.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The common North American species are {Acipenser
           sturio} of the Atlantic coast region, {Acipenser
           transmontanus} of the Pacific coast, and {Acipenser
           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.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     {Shovel-nosed sturgeon}. (Zool.) See {Shovelnose}
     (d) .
         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sturgeon
       n : large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe;
           widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Sturgeon, MO (city, FIPS 71224)
    Location: 39.23384 N, 92.28130 W
    Population (1990): 838 (369 housing units)
    Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 65284

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Sturgeon, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
     Population (2000):    944
     Housing Units (2000): 407
     Land area (2000):     0.631496 sq. miles (1.635567 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.631496 sq. miles (1.635567 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            71224
     Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
     Location:             39.233166 N, 92.280300 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     65284
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Sturgeon, MO
      Sturgeon
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Sturgeon-Noblestown, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania
     Population (2000):    1764
     Housing Units (2000): 715
     Land area (2000):     2.866061 sq. miles (7.423064 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    2.866061 sq. miles (7.423064 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            74948
     Located within:       Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
     Location:             40.383875 N, 80.209191 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Sturgeon-Noblestown, PA
      Sturgeon-Noblestown
      Sturgeon, PA
      Sturgeon
  

















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