STURIONIDAE
\stjəɹɪˈɒnɪdˌiː], \stjəɹɪˈɒnɪdˌiː], \s_t_j_ə_ɹ_ɪ__ˈɒ_n_ɪ_d_ˌiː]\
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[L.L., O.E., Ger., Sw.] (Ichth.) Gen. of fish, Sturgeons; some spec, twelve to fifteen feet long, ganoid plates on head, and rows of the same on body. Northern regions ; they ascend rivers to spawn. Fam. Acipenseridae [L.], ord. Chondrostei, sub-class Ganoidei.
By Henry Percy Smith
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