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saurel
[ sawr-uhl ]
noun
- any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
saurel
/ ˈsɔːrəl /
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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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