saur

n. (Zool.) Any carangoid fish of the genus Trachurus, especially Trachurus trachurus, or Trachurus saurus, of Europe and America, and Trachurus picturatus of California. Called also skipjack, and horse mackerel. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; a lizard. ] (Zool.) A division of Reptilia formerly established to include the Lacertilia, Crocodilia, Dinosauria, and other groups. By some writers the name is restricted to the Lacertilia. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of, the Sauria. -- n. One of the Sauria. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Same as Sauroid. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Sauria, and Batrachia. ] (Zool.) The Urodela. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; a lizard + &unr_; the jaw. ] (Zool.) Having the bones of the palate arranged as in saurians, the vomer consisting of two lateral halves, as in the woodpeckers (Pici). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; a lizard + -oid: cf. Gr. &unr_; lizardlike. ] (Zool.) (a) Like or pertaining to the saurians. (b) Resembling a saurian superficially; as, a sauroid fish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Sauroid, and Ichnite. ] (Paleon.) The fossil track of a saurian. [ 1913 Webster ]