saurel
saurel · saurels
Any carangoid fish of the genus Trachurus, especially Trachurus trachurus, of Europe…Any carangoid fish of the genus Trachurus, especially Trachurus trachurus, of Europe and America, and Trachurus picturatus of California; the skipjack, scad or horse mackerel.
Meaning
1 sensesAny carangoid fish of the genus Trachurus, especially Trachurus trachurus, of Europe and America, and Trachurus picturatus of California; the skipjack, scad or horse mackerel.
a California food fish
Origin
From French French saurel (“jack mackerel”), from Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “horse macFrom French French saurel (“jack mackerel”), from Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “horse mackerel”). Compare Spanish jurel.
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Forms
plural: saurelsSynonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- large elongated compressed food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe:horse mackerelTrachurus trachurus
- a California food fish:horse mackereljack mackerelSpanish mackerelTrachurus symmetricus