ˈsȯrē, -ri noun
( -es )
Etymology: New Latin saur us lizard + English -y — more at sauria
1. : a slender long-beaked fish ( Scombresox saurus ) that is related to the needlefishes, is found in the temperate parts of the Atlantic north to Cape Cod and the French coast, about southern Africa, and possibly off the southern coasts of Australia and New Zealand, reaches a length of 18 inches, swims in large schools, and often leaps from the water when pursued by larger fishes
2. : a fish ( Cololabis saira ) that is similar to but smaller than the closely related saury and is widely distributed in the Pacific