'Sturgeon' definitions:
Definition of 'sturgeon'
From: WordNet
noun
Large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone
Definition of 'Sturgeon'
From: 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]
Sturgeon, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.
Sturgeon-Noblestown, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.