Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    Variant of σαύρα (saúra, lizard).[1] Others have suggested the word as a variant of σαῦλος (saûlos, turning, twisting).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    σαῦρος (saûrosm (genitive σαύρου); second declension

    1. Alternative form of σαύρᾱ (saúrā, lizard)
    2. horse mackerel, jack mackerel

    Inflection

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    Synonyms

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    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σαύρα (> header > Also σαῦρος)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1313

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