Saurus

See also: -saurus

Translingual

Saurus atlanticus, now Synodus synodus (common lizardfish or red lizardfish)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard, reptile”)

Proper noun

Saurus m

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Synodontidae – now Synodus; certain lizardfishes, species now assigned to genera Synodus, Trachinocephalus, and Saurida.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Actinopterygii - superclass; Teleostei - class; Aulopiformes - order; Synodontidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): For species and currently accepted names see Saurus at World Register of Marine Species .

See also

Sauris

References

Saurus in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Saurus at World Register of Marine Species
Synodontidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Synodus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Synodus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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