sau|rel

sau|rel
sau|rel «SR uhl», noun, plural -rels or (collectively) -rel.
any one of various carangoid saltwater fishes common off the Atlantic coasts of Europe and America; scad; horse mackerel. Saurels are fusiform in shape with vertical plates arming the entire lateral line.
[< French saurel < Old French saur, sor herring < a Germanic word]

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  • sau — sau·ra·se·ni; sau·rau·ia; sau·rel; sau·ria; …   English syllables

  • rel — al·ba·rel·lo; am·ba·rel·la; as·ka·rel; au·rel·lia; bar·rel·age; bar·rel·ful; bec·que·rel; bec·que·rel·ite; bor·rel; bor·rel·ia; bor·rel·o·my·ce·ta·ce·ae; bu·rel·ly; can·tha·rel·lus; car·rel; cer·cos·po·rel·la; chlo·rel·la; chu·rel; co·rel·la;… …   English syllables

  • saurel — sau·rel …   English syllables

  • saurel — sau•rel [[t]ˈsɔr əl[/t]] n. ich jack mackerel • Etymology: 1880–85; < F, =saur (< LL saurus jack mackerel < Gk saûros sea fish) + el n. suffix …   From formal English to slang

  • horse mackerel — Saurel Sau rel, n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any carangoid fish of the genus {Trachurus}, especially {T. trachurus}, or {T. saurus}, of Europe and America, and {T. picturatus} of California. Called also {skipjack}, and {horse mackerel}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Saurel — Sau rel, n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any carangoid fish of the genus {Trachurus}, especially {T. trachurus}, or {T. saurus}, of Europe and America, and {T. picturatus} of California. Called also {skipjack}, and {horse mackerel}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • skipjack — Saurel Sau rel, n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any carangoid fish of the genus {Trachurus}, especially {T. trachurus}, or {T. saurus}, of Europe and America, and {T. picturatus} of California. Called also {skipjack}, and {horse mackerel}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • T picturatus — Saurel Sau rel, n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any carangoid fish of the genus {Trachurus}, especially {T. trachurus}, or {T. saurus}, of Europe and America, and {T. picturatus} of California. Called also {skipjack}, and {horse mackerel}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • T saurus — Saurel Sau rel, n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any carangoid fish of the genus {Trachurus}, especially {T. trachurus}, or {T. saurus}, of Europe and America, and {T. picturatus} of California. Called also {skipjack}, and {horse mackerel}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • T trachurus — Saurel Sau rel, n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any carangoid fish of the genus {Trachurus}, especially {T. trachurus}, or {T. saurus}, of Europe and America, and {T. picturatus} of California. Called also {skipjack}, and {horse mackerel}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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