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Webster 1913 Edition

Sterlet

Ster′let

,
Noun.
[Russ.
sterliade
.]
(Zool.)
A small sturgeon (
Acipenser ruthenus
) found in the Caspian Sea and its rivers, and highly esteemed for its flavor. The finest caviar is made from its roe.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sterlet

STERLET

,
Noun.
A fish of the Caspian and of the rivers in Russia, the Acipenser ruthenus of Linne, highly esteemed for its flavor, and from whose roe is made the finest caviare.

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