Saurus

See also: -saurus

Translingual

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

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “horse mackerel”).

Proper noun

Saurus m

1. (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, →OCLC.
• Saurus at World Register of Marine Species
• Synodontidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Synodus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Synodus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons