saurel
[
sawr
-
uh
l]
/ˈsɔr əl/
noun
1.
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus
Trachurus,
having bony plates along each side.
Origin
1880-85;
<
French,
equivalent to
saur-
(<
Late Latin
saurus
jack mackerel <
Greek
saûros
sea fish) +
-el
noun suffix
British Dictionary definitions for
saurel
saurel
/
ˈsɔːrəl
/
noun
1.
a US name for
horse mackerel
(sense 1)
Word Origin
C19: via French from Late Latin
saurus,
from Greek
sauros,
of obscure origin