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1. (n.) saury
a sharp-snouted fish, Scomberesox saurus, inhabiting temperate regions of the Atlantic Ocean.
2. saury
a similar fish, Cololabissaira, of the Pacific Ocean, having an elongated body.
Etymology: (1765–75; < NL saur(us)+ -y2. See saurel)
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1. (noun) saury, billfish, Scomberesox saurus
slender long-beaked fish of temperate Atlantic waters
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1. (noun) Saury
a slender marine fish (Scomberesox saurus) of Europe and America. It has long, thin, beaklike jaws. Called also billfish, gowdnook, gawnook, skipper, skipjack, skopster, lizard fish, and Egypt herring
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