Meaning of SAURY
| Pronunciation: | | 'soree
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| | Definition: | | [n] slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters |
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| | Synonyms: | | billfish, Scomberesox saurus |
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| | See Also: | | genus Scomberesox, genus Scombresox, Scomberesox, Scombresox, teleost, teleost fish, teleostan | |
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| | Definition: | | \Sau"ry\, n.; pl. {Sauries}. [Etymol. uncertain.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A slender marine fish ({Scomberesox saurus}) of Europe and
America. It has long, thin, beaklike jaws. Called also
{billfish}, {gowdnook}, {gawnook}, {skipper}, {skipjack},
{skopster}, {lizard fish}, and {Egypt herring}.
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