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sterlet

Pronunciation: /ˈstəːlɪt/

Definition of sterlet

noun

  • a small sturgeon of the Danube basin and Caspian Sea area, farmed and commercially fished for its flesh and caviar.
    • Acipenser ruthenus, family Acipenseridae

Origin:

late 16th century: from Russian sterlyadʹ

sterlet in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of sterlet in the US English dictionary