Sturgeonnoun
Any marine or freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae that are prized for their roe and are endemic to temperate seas and rivers of the northern hemisphere, especially central Eurasia.
Hakenoun
A hook; a pot-hook.
Sturgeonnoun
Any one of numerous species of large cartilaginous ganoid fishes belonging to Acipenser and allied genera of the family Acipenseridæ. 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.
Hakenoun
A kind of weapon; a pike.
Sturgeonnoun
large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone
Hakenoun
(in the plural) The draught-irons of a plough.
Sturgeon
Sturgeon is the common name for the 27 species of fish belonging to the family Acipenseridae. The earliest sturgeon fossils date to the Late Cretaceous, and are descended from other, earlier acipenseriform fish which date back to the Early Jurassic epoch, some 174 to 201 million years ago.
Hakenoun
One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera Phycis, Merluccius, and allies.
Hakenoun
A drying shed, as for unburned tile.
Hakeverb
To loiter; to sneak.
Hakenoun
A drying shed, as for unburned tile.
Hakenoun
One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera Phycis, Merlucius, and allies. The common European hake is Merlucius vulgaris; the American silver hake or whiting is Merlucius bilinearis. Two American species (Phycis chuss and Phycis tenius) are important food fishes, and are also valued for their oil and sounds. Called also squirrel hake, and codling.
Hakeverb
To loiter; to sneak.
Hakenoun
the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod
Hakenoun
any of several marine food fishes related to cod
Hake
The term hake refers to fish in the: