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(sē er′ə)

noun

a range of hills or mountains having a saw-toothed appearance from a distance
any of several marine scombroid fishes (genus Scomberomorus), valued for sport and as food

Origin: Sp < L serra, a saw

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noun

A rugged range of mountains having an irregular or jagged profile. See Usage Note at redundancy.
a. A Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus sierra) of the Pacific coast of tropical America.
b. See cero.

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Origin: Spanish, saw, sierra

Origin: , from Latin serra, saw

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si·erˈran adjective

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