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saurel

[ sawr-uhl ]

noun

  1. any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.


saurel

/ ˈsɔːrəl /

noun

  1. a US name for horse mackerel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of saurel1

1880–85; < French, equivalent to saur- (< Late Latin saurus jack mackerel < Greek saûros sea fish) + -el noun suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of saurel1

C19: via French from Late Latin saurus, from Greek sauros, of obscure origin

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