n.
Pronunciation: ' so ̇ r- ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural sauries
Etymology: New Latin saurus lizard
Date: circa 1771
: a widely distributed fish ( Scombresox saurus ) of temperate waters of the Atlantic that resembles the related needlefishes also : a similar widely distributed fish ( C. saira ) of temperate waters of the Pacific
saury