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sterlet

[ stur-lit ]

noun

  1. a small sturgeon, Acipenser ruthenus, of the Black and Caspian seas, valued as a source of caviar.


sterlet

/ 藞蝉迟蓽藧濒瑟迟 /

noun

  1. a small sturgeon, Acipenser ruthenus, of seas and rivers in N Asia and E Europe: used as a food fish and a source of caviar
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of sterlet1

1585鈥95; < Russian 蝉迟茅谤濒测补诲&#虫27;, Old Russian sterlyagi (plural) < German 厂迟枚谤濒颈苍驳 a small sturgeon, equivalent to 厂迟枚谤 sturgeon ( Middle High German 蝉迟枚谤 ( e ), 蝉迟眉谤 ( e ), Old High German stur ( i ) o; sturgeon ) + -ling -ling 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of sterlet1

C16: from Russian sterlyad, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German sturio sturgeon
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In Europe, there are four remaining sturgeon species, including Beluga, Russian, stellate, and sterlet, that are capable of producing caviar.

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He will try again this fall to bring American-made beluga, as well as sevruga, sterlet, Russian osetra and Siberian sturgeon, to market.

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Tens of thousands of sturgeon, from baby fry to mid-size and large bony-plated fish, including osetra and sterlet, swim along with beluga and sevruga in the metal tanks - lined with a special type of vinyl used for the storage of potable water - on Zaslavsky's farm, which is bordered by cotton farms in a bucolic rural area.

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Sterlet, st臈r鈥瞝et, n. a small sturgeon.

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The sondag and the sterlet, those choice fish of Southern Russia, garnished with aromatic herbs, betokened the vicinity of the sea.

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