saury

saur·y

S0104200 (sôr′ē)n. pl. saury or saur·ies Any of several edible marine fishes of the family Scomberesocidae, having a slender body and elongated beak-like jaws.

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[From New Latin saurus, lizard, from Greek sauros.]

saury

(ˈsɔːrɪ) n, pl -ries (Animals) any teleost fish, such as the Atlantic Scomberesox saurus of the family Scomberesocidae of tropical and temperate seas, having an elongated body and long toothed jaws. Also called: skipper [C18: perhaps from Late Latin saurus; see saurel]

sau•ry

(ˈsɔr i)

n., pl. -ries. 1. a sharp-snouted fish, Scomberesox saurus, inhabiting temperate regions of the Atlantic Ocean. 2. a similar fish, Cololabissaira, of the Pacific Ocean, having an elongated body. [1765–75; < New Latin saur(us) + -y². See saurel]

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saury - slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic watersScomberesox saurus, billfishteleost, teleost fish, teleostan - a bony fish of the subclass Teleosteigenus Scomberesox, genus Scombresox, Scomberesox, Scombresox - a genus of Scomberesocidae