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saury

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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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1995; Giacobbi, Roper, Whitney, & Butryn, 2002; Saury & Durand, 1998).
Coaching knowledge and success: going beyond athletic experiences by Carter, Adam D.; Bloom, Gordon A. / Journal of Sport Behavior
Some of the specific prey items present in the historical diet, but not found in the current diet, were saury (Scomberesox saurus), bullet mackerel (Auxis rochei), sand lance (Ammodytes sp.
Recalculated diet and daily ration of the shortfin mako (Isurus ... by Wood, Anthony D.; Wetherbee, Bradley M.; Juanes, Francis; Kohler, Nancy E.; Wilga, Cheryl / Fishery Bulletin
But due to the rising yen, fishermen have reportedly been facing difficulties in their seasonal exports of saury -- a long, thin fish caught at night -- to Russia, Thailand and China.
Japan's fishermen feel pain from economic crisis by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
 
 
 
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