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sau·ry  (sôr)
n. pl. sau·ries
Any of several offshore marine fishes of the family Scomberesocidae, related to the needlefishes.
[From New Latin saurus, lizard, from Greek sauros.]
saury [ˈsɔːrɪ]
n pl -ries
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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
[perhaps from Late Latin saurus; see saurel]
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Noun1.saury - slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waterssaury - slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters
Scomberesox saurus, billfish
teleost, teleost fish, teleostan - a bony fish of the subclass Teleostei
genus Scomberesox, genus Scombresox, Scomberesox, Scombresox - a genus of Scomberesocidae
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