sturgeon

sturgeon
    n 1: large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe;
         widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone
    

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 (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
    

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
    

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