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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

/ ˈ²õ³Ùɜ˱ôɪ³Ù /

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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sterlet1

1585–95; < Russian ²õ³Ùé°ù±ô²â²¹»å&#³æ27;, Old Russian sterlyagi (plural) < German ³§³Ùö°ù±ô¾±²Ô²µ a small sturgeon, equivalent to ³§³Ùö°ù sturgeon ( Middle High German ²õ³Ùö°ù ( e ), ²õ³Ùü°ù ( e ), Old High German stur ( i ) o; sturgeon ) + -ling -ling 1
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˜yÐÄvlog 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, stėr′let, 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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