5 definitions found 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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