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
