Etymology

sterlet

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Today it means: A smaller, common Eurasian sturgeon, of the species Acipenser ruthenus. Full definition →

Russian сте́рлядь
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromсте́рлядь
  2. English todaysterlet

From Russian сте́рлядь (stérljadʹ).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.