▪ I. saury
(ˈsɔːrɪ)
[app. irreg. ad. mod.L. saurus, a. Gr. σαῦρος lizard.]
A name applied to various fishes (tr. mod.L. saurus), esp. the skipper or bill-fish, Scomberesox saurus; also attrib. as saury elops, saury pike, saury salmon.
| 1771 Pennant Tour Scotl. 1769, 284 Saury. Saurus Rondel. 232. 1776 ― Brit. Zool. III. 284 Saury Pike. 1804 Shaw Gen. Zool. V. i. 66 Saury salmon. Salmo Saurus... Shape much elongated: length about twelve inches. Ibid. 125 Saury elops. Elops Saurus. Ibid. 126 In general habit the Saury Elops bears some resemblance to a Pike, or rather to a Salmon. 1882 Jordan & Gilbert Synopsis Fishes N. America 374 Scomberesox, Lacépède. Sauries. Ibid. 375 S. saurus..Saury; Skipper; Bill-fish. |
▪ II. saury, saus
obs. forms of savory, sauce.