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▪ I. saury|ˈsɔːrɪ|
[app. irreg. ad. mod.L. saurus, a. Gr. σαῦρος lizard.]
A name applied to various fishes (tr. mod.L. saurus), esp. the skipper or bill-fish, Scomberesox saurus; also attrib. as saury elops, saury pike, saury salmon.
1771Pennant Tour Scotl. 1769, 284 Saury. Saurus Rondel. 232. 1776― Brit. Zool. III. 284 Saury Pike. 1804Shaw Gen. Zool. V. i. 66 Saury salmon. Salmo Saurus... Shape much elongated: length about twelve inches. Ibid. 125 Saury elops. Elops Saurus. Ibid. 126 In general habit the Saury Elops bears some resemblance to a Pike, or rather to a Salmon. 1882Jordan & Gilbert Synopsis Fishes N. America 374 Scomberesox, Lacépède. Sauries. Ibid. 375 S. saurus..Saury; Skipper; Bill-fish.
▪ II. saury, saus
obs. forms of savory, sauce. |