Waters:Pacific and Atlantic Oceans; Black and Caspian Seas; fish farms in California and Oregon Description (in water): These enormous marine fish can range from 60 lbs. to several tons; the farm-raised variety usually weighs from 15 to 20 lbs. Sturgeon are long, thin, impenetrable-looking fish with cartilage-plated backs and thick-scaled sides. Most species are pale gray; the green sturgeon has an olive back and silvery sides and belly. Description (in market): The dense white flesh of the stur…...
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et cetera; etc. Meaning: 'and so forth'; and the 'other things' (not people). It is redundant to say or to write 'and et cetera' (meaning: 'and and so forth') since et means 'and'. When speaking, the abbreviation, etc. is not pronounced by itself; instead, the full phrase is pronounced. One should say, et cetera (et SET uhr uh [English] or et KAY...
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acronym: and others especially of the same kind; and so forth
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Abbreviation for et cetera (Latin `and the rest`), used to indicate that a list, formula or expression continues in the same way. Lazy writers tend to misuse `etc` to avoid thought or `boring` detail by giving one example only followed by the contraction
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