| saury | Origin: Etymol. Uncertain. <zoology> A slender marine fish (Scombresox saurus) of Europe and America. It has long, thin, beaklike jaws. Synonym: billfish, gowdnook, gawnook, skipper, skipjack, skopster, lizard fish, and Egypt herring. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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