What does "saurel" mean?

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.

Saurel

Q: What is a synonym for "saurel"?

Common synonyms include: family name, geographic name, horse mackerel, jack mackerel, last name, place name.

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Noun

1
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.
"In general, while the consumption of fresh fish is tending to increase, 60 per cent of consumption consists of sardines, saurel, anchovy and mackerel, that is, very inexpensive fish."
2
a California food fish wordnet
3
large elongated compressed food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe wordnet

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family name geographic name horse mackerel jack mackerel last name place name

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first name given name

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"In general, while the consumption of fresh fish is tending to increase, 60 per cent of consumption consists of sardines, saurel, anchovy and mackerel, that is, very inexpensive fish."

Etymology

From French French saurel (“jack mackerel”), from Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “horse mackerel”). Compare Spanish jurel.

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