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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of saurel¹

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