SAURY


Meaning of SAURY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsȯr-ē ]

noun

( 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

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