name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
sturt
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/stɜː(ɹ)t/
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)t
noun
Meaning 2
In an embryo, an angle equal to two gons. If a mosaic forms in the embryo, the line passes between two organs with a probability, in percent, equal to the number of sturts between them.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
disturbance; annoyance; care
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, UK, dialectal, obsolete
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noun
Meaning 4
A bargain in tribute mining by which the tributor profits.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, mining
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verb
Meaning 5
To vex; to annoy; to startle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, UK, dialectal, obsolete, transitive
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verb
Meaning 6
To start with fear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive, obsolete
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History
Etymology
From the name of Alfred Henry Sturtevant.
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