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- noun Plural form of
sturgeon .
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Examples
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Their innocent surprise, and the wonder with which they examined the baited fish-hook and _sympathized with the old lady_, almost upset the gravity of the "sturgeons," as the old body called the doctors.
Memories A Record of Personal Experience and Adventure During Four Years of War Fannie A. Beers
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President Obama sent bin Laden to sleep with the sturgeons earlier this year in a move widely hailed.
Ken Blackwell: Shovel-Ready in the Middle East? Ken Blackwell 2011
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I've seen some pretty big sturgeons pulled out of the Fraser here in BC.
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We used to get the smaller shovelnose sturgeon with some regularity but the big lake sturgeons were quite rare in my part of the Mississippi.
Think Progress » Drilling Is Not The Solution To Create Jobs And Reduce Reliance On Foreign Oil 2010
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I've seen some pretty big sturgeons pulled out of the Fraser here in BC.
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And two new farm-raised, delicious offerings, Shassetra ($155) from Schrenki sturgeons, a lively taste with notes of dried fruit and the taste of the sea, medium-sized beads (my first choice now), and the 50 mg presentation of Kaluga ($491), from the Huso Dauricus sturgeon, a mellow, rich and buttery note of medium to dark gray beads, spectacular.
Jay Weston: Petrossian Caviar's Restaurant Is Affordable, Excellent Jay Weston 2011
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It is not equipped with a fish bypass, and therefore limits the upstream migration of sturgeons.
Biodiversity 100: actions for Europe Guillaume Chapron 2010
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Today's story starts with the sturgeons of the Yellow River who can, according to Chinese legend, swim upstream (Oh brother, I feel your pain!) and also swim against the current (Oh brother, alright, you get it.) in order to finally reach and then JUMP OVER the "Dragon Gate" whereupon they turn into celestial dragons.
Ellen Whitehurst: "I'm Goin' Fishin', Yes, I'm Goin' Fishin' and My Baby's Goin' Fishin' Too!" Ellen Whitehurst 2011
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And two new farm-raised, delicious offerings, Shassetra ($155) from Schrenki sturgeons, a lively taste with notes of dried fruit and the taste of the sea, medium-sized beads (my first choice now), and the 50 mg presentation of Kaluga ($491), from the Huso Dauricus sturgeon, a mellow, rich and buttery note of medium to dark gray beads, spectacular.
Jay Weston: Petrossian Caviar's Restaurant Is Affordable, Excellent Jay Weston 2011
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Today's story starts with the sturgeons of the Yellow River who can, according to Chinese legend, swim upstream (Oh brother, I feel your pain!) and also swim against the current (Oh brother, alright, you get it.) in order to finally reach and then JUMP OVER the "Dragon Gate" whereupon they turn into celestial dragons.
Ellen Whitehurst: "I'm Goin' Fishin', Yes, I'm Goin' Fishin' and My Baby's Goin' Fishin' Too!" Ellen Whitehurst 2011
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