white sturgeon

/waɪt ˌstʌrdʒən/
/hwaɪt ˌstʌrdʒən/
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Definitions of white sturgeon
  1. noun
    valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas
    synonyms: Acipenser huso, beluga, hausen
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    type of:
    sturgeon
    large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone
  2. noun
    food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North America
    synonyms: Acipenser transmontanus, Pacific sturgeon, Sacramento sturgeon
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    type of:
    sturgeon
    large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone
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